Following are excerpts of an article written by a non-Catholic businessman.  It does my heart good to see there are people in this world who recognize what good the Catholics do for the world.  I do not think the Muslims terrorists countries can match this. 

“Why would newspapers carry on a vendetta on one of the most important institutions that we have today in the United States, namely the Catholic Church?

Do you know – the Catholic Church educates 2.6 million students every day at the cost to that Church of 10 billion dollars, and a savings on the other hand to the American taxpayer of 18 billion dollars.  The graduates go on to graduate studies at the rate of 92%.  The Church has 230 colleges and universities in the U.S. with an enrollment of 700,000 students. 

The Catholic Church as a non-profit hospital system of 637 hospitals, which account for hospital treatment of 1 out of every 5 people – not just Catholics – in the United States today.  But the press is vindictive and trying to totally denigrate in every way the Catholic Church in this country.  They have blamed the disease of pedophilia on the Catholic Church, which is as irresponsible as blaming adultery oon the institution of marriage.

Let me give you some figures that Catholics should know and remember.  For example, 12% of the 300 Protestant clergy surveyed admitted to sexual intercourse with a parishioner; 38% acknowledged other inappropriate sexual contact in a study by the United Methodist Church, 41.8% of clergy women reported unwanted sexual behavior; 17% of laywomen have been sexually harassed.

Meanwhile, 1.7% of the Catholic clergy has been found guilty of pedophilia.  Ten percent of the Protestant ministers have been found guilty of pedophilia.  This is not a Catholic problem.

A study of American priests showed that most are happy in the priesthood and find it even better than they had expected, and that most, if given the choice, would choose to be priests again in face of all this obnoxious public relations the Church has been receiving. 

The Catholic Church is bleeding from self-inflicted wounds.  The agony that Catholics have felt and suffered is not necessarily the fault of the Church.  You have been hurt by a small number of wayward priests that have probably been totally weeded out by now.

Walk with your shoulders high and your head higher.  Be a proud member of the most important non-governmental agency in the United States.

Then remember what Jeremiah said:  ‘Stand by the roads, and look and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is and walk in it, and find rest for your souls’.  Be proud to speak up for your faith with pride and reverence and learn what your Church does for all other religions.

Be proud that you’re a Catholic.”

kommonsentsjane

March 24, 2013

Catholic Charities work all over the world to help the poor.  The rich muslims should be helping and working to help the poor in their countries instead of living in luxury while the poor in their countries are suffering and fighting for an existence and quit teaching this hate for Christians in their churches.  If you pray five times a day, I would think you could use one of these five times to teach love and respect for other religions!