Thursday, September 22, 2005
God and Mammon
This summer, we went to the Vatican. Not intentionally, though; while we were in Italy, we tried to catch a train to Florence, and ended up getting on a train to Rome that left at exactly the same time. So, we ended up going to Rome for the day. We decided to see the Vatican Museum, but that plan quickly vanished after we saw the line that went on for eight blocks. Mother Cognito thought the spectacle was rather obscene. Archdioceses in the States were declaring bankruptcy to avoid paying out abuse settlements, whereas the funds collected by the museum in one week could probably pay off the Boston settlement.
Now, the Church in Mexico is likely accepting money from drug lords and not bothering to trace it. Did I mention that they made this statement after Joey Rats bitched about the corruption and drug trafficking that riddles Mexican society?
The Church is no longer my church. A church that once worshipped God now worship the almight dollar. There are many good priests and bishops out there, those who live their lives without great luxury, and those who get down and experience the poverty of which they are trying to rid the world. But the men in charge have grown fat on the contributions of ordinary people... and the occasional criminal.
Now, the Church in Mexico is likely accepting money from drug lords and not bothering to trace it. Did I mention that they made this statement after Joey Rats bitched about the corruption and drug trafficking that riddles Mexican society?
The Church is no longer my church. A church that once worshipped God now worship the almight dollar. There are many good priests and bishops out there, those who live their lives without great luxury, and those who get down and experience the poverty of which they are trying to rid the world. But the men in charge have grown fat on the contributions of ordinary people... and the occasional criminal.
