The Nasty Are Always With Us

More from the "building a culture of life" desk.... CWNews ran a piece on B16's support for Make Poverty History. And, just when everything was peachy, one of the commentors had to go and perform the equivalent of lifting up his leg on a fire hydrant. It writes:

Well, nothing wrong with attempting to rid the world of poverty, is there? Except when Bono and the rest of his "we are the world" crowd encourage governments to raise money for his "cause" by increasing taxes on their citizens: Except too, when a myriad of hedonists and Catholic haters appear en-masse for a tidy sum of $12,000 per performance to spew their sybaritical venom, ostensibly in the cause of charity. Two of Jesus' reminders stand out when I see the world (including the pope) go ga-ga over Live 8. First, "The poor you always have with you." Matt, 26:11 and more importantly, "No man can serve two masters." Matt 6: 24: Both of these reminders fly in the face of what's going on with these new band of sensualist crazies. Where has "the world" been as the slaughter in the Sudan has continued over the course of these past twenty years? If I, out of spiritual charity, give to poor, I will do so of my own free will, but don't assault me with increased taxes or by shoving those disciples of sin in my face as angels of mercy at $12,000 per pop.

Boo. Hoo. Hoo. So your taxes go up by .2% or something to feed people more deprived than any of us can fathom. Who ever said that a culture of life comes cheap, sweetheart?

And anyone who dares call Bono a Catholic hater is gonna get the butterfly treatment -- don't go there with me. John Paul even loved the man's glasses.

And if you're crying about putting your money where your faith is (or is supposed to be), then the culture you seek to raise will never happen. Some activism that is.

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