MODESTO (AP) ― A Roman Catholic priest has told parishioners they should confess if they voted for Barack Obama because the president-elect supports abortion.
The Rev. Joseph Illo says his parishioners at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Modesto shouldn't risk losing their "state of grace" by receiving communion sacrilegiously. He delivered the message in a Nov. 21 letter and during mass.
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Hmmm ... I wonder how much the property taxes would be on the land 'God's House' sits on? I wonder what the good people of Modesto could do with that tax money in these hard times?
It's time for the priests, rabbis, imams, and whatever else these snake oil salesmen call themselves, to STFU and pay more attention to the souls of their flock instead of involving themselves in matters of governance. Aside from sounding foolish, like pissed off little kids, it's illegal.
Unfortunately, there are too many Jesus freaks in Congress, or those who act like it to curry votes, for these 'religious' organizations to get their tax-exempt status pulled but that's what should happen. The 'Word of God' has been used in pursuit of power far too many times over the course of human history (by everybody) for these unelected politicians to be allowed a voice in the secular process.
I'm tired of these assholes, who'd have done better in Medevial Europe than in 21st Century America, influencing the discourse. I'm tired of my representatives worrying about 'squaring it with their god' (read: endangering campaign contributions) when considering legislation than doing what's best for their constituency. God's name has been used to justify suffering and death more times than not and it's time we considered living, breathing human beings before some diety no one is even sure exists.
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