Well, it's been a hell of a ride, laying rubber all over the road for the past decade. But it's time to call it a day and park the Rogue in the garage. Effective today, I am shutting down my blog to focus my attention on other endeavours. My thanks to the more than 2.7 million people who regularly joined me on these sojourns through news stories over the years that dealt with the places with issues of religion and faith intersecting with public affairs. May God bless you with a continuing desire to learn about and help disseminate the issues of faith throughout the public square. Happy trails in your continuing travels! Fr. Tim Moyle, p.p. Diocese of Pembroke
Reflections from the pastoral ministry of an Evangelical Catholic Priest.
I'm old enough to remember politicians being endorsed from the pulpit, albeit somewhat implicitly. And that was New Brunswick. In Quebec I was told it was it was much more explicit and we all know how that turned out. That said, if churches want to endorse political parties, then they should, but they should have the courage of their convictions and do it without a tax exempt status. Two of the charities I endorse, Amnesty International and Earthroots both are political and don't offer tax receipts (the latter started this year with a charitable arm so I doubled my donation, same to each).
ReplyDeleteThe Catholic Church should have the courage of its conviction and say the message is more important than the money.