Comments on: C-L-S: Endangering the Church’s Tax Exempt Status

By: Father Gary V.

Father Gary V. — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:01:10 +0000

I was furious when we received the same message from Maureen “Queen of Dissent” Fiedler of Quijote Center (another heretic group). I am
now not surprised that these Catholic “looney” lefties are threatening us. I am planning to respond to these org. but since these are mass e-mail, I will just ignore them.

By: David

David — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:18:20 +0000

Dim – Chris is correct, yours is a sage, Chestertonian quip. If you do a post fleshing this out, let me know. I’d like to read it.

By: Hank

Hank — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:46:37 +0000

The Catechism is clear, the common good must always serve the individual.

However there seems to be several secular definitions, some which imply or say the individual serves the common good.

In the first abortion can never be justified as by the common good since it harms individuals.
In the second abortion can b egood because the baby is serving the common good by being killed.

Sometimes people in the church in good faith miss the distinction. When some one says “common good” ask what they mean and press them.

By: Renee

Renee — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:14:55 +0000

It's rings a bell, the term "Common Good" since there is a group by the name "Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good " Catholic Culture had a commentary on the group here. "Voting for the Common Good: A Practical Guide for Conscientious Catholics published by Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good — which is led by former advisors to Senators John Kerry and Hillary Clinton — is nothing other than a well-funded attempt to try to persuade Catholics that it is morally acceptable to continue to vote for the “personally opposed” pro-choice candidates who have swindled them in the past. The guide notes that there can be “no litmus test” for Catholic voters and that there is “no Catholic voting formula.” It adds that “since we seldom, if ever, have the opportunity to vote for a candidate with the right positions on all the issues important to Catholics, we often must vote for candidates who may hold the ‘wrong’ Catholic positions on some issues in order to maximize the good our vote achieves in other areas.” Then it applies these half-truths to the question which is really at the foundation of the guide: “Is it okay to vote for a pro-choice candidate?” We recommend you look elsewhere for guidance on political issues. "

By: GT Beck

GT Beck — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:03:57 +0000

Actually it’s more than “common” sense or political correctness that she needs. What she (and we all) need in an informed conscience. It would be great if an informed conscience WAS common sense but that won’t happen until His “Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.”

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:55:12 +0000

Sounds a bit Chestertonian, Dim Bulb.

By: dim bulb

dim bulb — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:15:46 +0000

Someone should tell Kathy that it takes common sense to “Vote the Common Good!”

And why is it that people who insist on “the common good” seem to focus on what is “common” without ever asking if it is in fact “good”?