Catholic Church spending big money fighting marijuana legalization

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

To be fair, it's better than spending money defending pedophiliac clergy.

Well, yeah--that was a massive moral failing and this is just an incredibly stupid prudential decision.

Both are just symptoms of the ultimate fundamental issue: Having such an influential and powerful hierarchy in a church to begin with. If they start doing things that are either foolish and that one disagrees with (like this) or are extremely morally repulsive (like that), then you're stuck in a very difficult position with the people who are in theory supposed to be your moral leadership.

[Ban my account ffs!]

Sounds like the church getting involved with the state.  Perhaps they need to be strictly regulated by the state.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

To be fair, it's better than spending money defending pedophiliac clergy.

Well, yeah--that was a massive moral failing and this is just an incredibly stupid prudential decision.

Both are just symptoms of the ultimate fundamental issue: Having such an influential and powerful hierarchy in a church to begin with. If they start doing things that are either foolish and that one disagrees with (like this) or are extremely morally repulsive (like that), then you're stuck in a very difficult position with the people who are in theory supposed to be your moral leadership.

This is a fair, and troubling, criticism.

Sounds like the church getting involved with the state.  Perhaps they need to be strictly regulated by the state.

This is just ridiculous.

[All Along The Watchtower]

Shocking that an incredibly powerful, all-male (at least, at the levels that count - in terms of power), genuinely unaccountable religious-political institution that is obsessed with upholding Tradition (specifically as defined by itself) is in fact, completely out of touch with American society (indeed, seems to be outright contemptous toward actual human beings).

FTR, I have nothing against Catholics. But the Church as an institution is awful (BRTD, this is why "cultural Catholics" or indeed, ordinary practicing Catholics are infinitely better than the Church hierarchy. Surely you agree with that?). 
 

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Shocking that an incredibly powerful, all-male (at least, at the levels that count - in terms of power), genuinely unaccountable religious-political institution that is obsessed with upholding Tradition (specifically as defined by itself) is in fact, completely out of touch with American society (indeed, seems to be outright contemptous toward actual human beings).

FTR, I have nothing against Catholics. But the Church as an institution is awful (BRTD, this is why "cultural Catholics" or indeed, ordinary practicing Catholics are infinitely better than the Church hierarchy. Surely you agree with that?). 

Of course, I never disputed that. What I've been saying and wondering is that if you don't want to be associated with this, it's quite easy--you can leave. Why not downright perplexes me.

[Lincoln Republican]

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/10/28/archdiocese-spend-against-marijuana-legalization/qtCwVY4ViWjRFwOvcyveeK/story.html

Wrong side of history, again.

I say good for the Catholic Church.  They are right on with this issue.

We have enough spaced out, brain dead, marijuana addicted zombies running around already,  adding to traffic accidents and kids flunking out of school.

We don't  need any more.

[libertpaulian]

Maybe the Catholic Church should look to Europe to see the positives of legalization or decriminalization.