Why do churches have schools, daycares, after school programs, homeless shelters, Sunday school, buses or orphanages? In a litigious society, wouldn't it be wise to eliminate these liabilities?

Perhaps these payouts go beyond justice and are a good excuse to exterminate Christian denominations as they are sued by their former (sexually, physically, psychologically or spiritually abused and disgruntled) members.

Jim Lincoln wrote:
But anyway, as some good Southern Baptists have pointed out, Roman Catholics, Mormons and Jehovah Witnesses have much more in common with each other than they do Christians.

Dan wrote:
O'Reilly says "Breivik is not a Christian" but don't forget that he's not either since he's a Roman Catholic. Just a reminder.

He is not a fully-communing Catholic by any stretch of the imagination.

Judgement begins the the House of God.

Jim Lincoln wrote:
Too bad, the article wasn't as hard hitting as it should have been, in fact while pointing out a few of the stern warnings as given by the seminary professor, and had a lot of commentary from Creflo Dollar, q.v., Why Creflo Dollar Needs His Dollars (note this may be a liberal site)
from, ---An Absence of Accountability
Apparently there's quite lack of good thinking on this congregation's part.
A fallen pastor would have to prove himself of return to the pulpit, and that would take at least four or five years of impeccable conduct. In Long's case, he should go into a different business, since for him that's what it really is.

"Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that "homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered"" (CCC 2357).

Although it mentions the RCC, a parish, Mass and the Archbishop of Boston, didn't see any quotes from Catholic clergy.

However, the pro-homosexual crowd was 100% represented and quoted -- as usual.

The reporters failed to do the minimal research by checking the RCC's website:

"Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that "homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered"" (CCC 2357).

Now the Psychiatric community defines homosexual proclivity as good and thus no need for a cure.

Regardless of this history, that these priests have hurt the least of these, wouldn't it be better that a millstone be hung around their necks and they be cast into the sea?