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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFox News demands Churches pay taxes! Because they hate the infallible Vicar Of Christ that much?
By Author John Moody, Executive Vice President, Executive Editor for Fox News.
"By appearing to sanction what amounts to forced redistribution, Francis grievously exceeded his authority and became what amounts to a robe-wearing politician. He also exposed his Church, one of the wealthiest institutions in the world, to inevitable charges of hypocrisy. And he put himself in a position of having to back up his frothy talk with ruinous action.
Lets see: for starters, perhaps the Catholic Church and its affiliated non-profit organizations should start voluntarily paying income and real estate tax in the United States, from which it has traditionally been exempt."
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"The pope is the head of the Church. He is the Vicar of Christ and is infallible on matters of doctrine.
When it comes to economics, however, Francis should stick to making suggestions for how to voluntarily reduce economic inequality and leave tax policy to the politicians. Perhaps he can help by offering a prayer for them. God knows, they need it."
Author John Moody is Executive Vice President, Executive Editor for Fox News. A former Vatican correspondent and Rome bureau chief for Time magazine, he is the author of four books, including "Pope John Paul II : Biography."
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/05/09/pope-francis-should-stick-to-doctrine-stay-away-from-economic-redistribution/?intcmp=latestnews
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Mr. Moody even refuses to capitalize "Pope".
Let the Catholic versus evangelical civil war continue out in the open.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,683 posts)"Go, sell all that you have and give to the poor." Sound familiar, you greedy fucks? How about "Woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation"?
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)like no Protestant churches are involved in politics....
Fox News hypocrisy knows no bounds!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,683 posts)are overtly political all the time. Abortion? Same-sex marriage? Gun control? They're all over it from the pulpit every Sunday. Then the Pope starts talking about helping the poor, which was a BFD for Jesus, and it's OMG, he's getting political! He can't do that! Take away their tax exemption!
Assholes. Pharisees.
GeorgeGist
(25,320 posts)on SCOTUS are all Catholics.