tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206524469710613848.post2860577390776535265..comments2023-05-26T10:59:51.133-05:00Comments on Roman Catholic Cop: Glenn Beck, Social Justice and CatholicismJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00240082655213917664noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206524469710613848.post-35285124626027571482013-11-01T10:56:26.006-05:002013-11-01T10:56:26.006-05:00"Social Justice" isn't in the bible,..."Social Justice" isn't in the bible, but "justice" sure is! "Social Justice" makes its debut in the Catholic world in Quadragesimo Anno, an encyclical by Pope Pius XI... there he defines it in varying ways, but it does, in fact, entail redistribution as an end vast disparities. Just because individual parishes misinterpret this beautiful tradition (some churches encourage socialism while others love capitalism), the church tradition shouldn't be thrown out. Admonish the sinner, sure, but preserve these amazing teachings on the Catholic's role in the world. And, to comment to a comment, Jack Jezreel promotes the church's teaching in it's fullest. I have read just about every papal document and bishops' pastoral and know them well and I have heard lots of what Jack Jezreel has to say and he is really an articulate, orthodox, intelligent guy. Peace and blessings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206524469710613848.post-14187339829106015662012-02-10T11:44:51.851-06:002012-02-10T11:44:51.851-06:00Glenn is right. Social justice is code for progres...Glenn is right. Social justice is code for progressive collectivism. The individual can't succeed on his or her own. Capitalism is bad because it opens the door for individual success. Promoting these through religion will undermine true Catholic teachings. Solidarity means redistribution and caring for the earth is paganism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206524469710613848.post-36422322792413571462011-02-10T23:57:05.335-06:002011-02-10T23:57:05.335-06:00Did you do some research on Jack Jezreel? You ...Did you do some research on Jack Jezreel? You will find out that he is tied to liberation theology/ marxists beliefs. He also promots dissenters from the Catholic faith like Fr. Richard Rohr and the woman priestess movement. While I don't always agree with Glenn Beck, I believe he is right for the most part to warn people of the dangers of Social Justice as we would find here in the church in this country. Sadly because of the US bishops allowing and promoting dissent for the past 40 plus years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206524469710613848.post-89547120306433176012010-10-26T03:13:58.544-05:002010-10-26T03:13:58.544-05:00Your comment wasn't posted because I've be...Your comment wasn't posted because I've been away from the blog for awhile. The writing you talk about says that it is role of government to "protect human life and human dignity and promote the common good." <br />That is one of two places I see where it talks about government. The other sentence talks about government's responsibilities and limits. The rest of it speaks on how it is OUR responsibility to take care of the poor. It seems to me that it says that government has a role but we have a bigger role to take care of our fellow man.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240082655213917664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206524469710613848.post-17497640642874009682010-10-17T18:17:38.065-05:002010-10-17T18:17:38.065-05:00Why is my comment not posted? It is the truth that...Why is my comment not posted? It is the truth that the Catholic Church teaches that the government is responsible in helping the poor. Please acknowledge that. This is NOT simply my opinion, it is found throughout Church teaching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206524469710613848.post-23799811161031034322010-10-13T20:46:49.842-05:002010-10-13T20:46:49.842-05:00While scripture may not use the phrase "socia...While scripture may not use the phrase "social justice" the Catholic Church does INDEED teach that it is the GOVERNMENT'S job to take care of the least in our communities. There is very clear teaching regarding this. In their book "Sharing Catholic Social Teaching" the U.S. Catholic Bishops make it clear that it is the government's job to guarantee and protect the common good especially for the poor. While this is not code for socialism and communism it is a very clear message on who's responsibility it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206524469710613848.post-53351801014079884582010-08-11T18:30:19.618-05:002010-08-11T18:30:19.618-05:00Ditto. Beck's dead on on this one and I hope t...Ditto. Beck's dead on on this one and I hope the Catholic church comes out and clearly states its position on it. Nowhere in our bible do you ever see the phrase "social justice". NOWHERE. Charity is something the individual does. Charity through the government isn't charity at all. Lets face it. When was the last time you filed taxes and paid more or even felt good about the taxes you were paying. On the other hand, how great is it to help others through words, actions, and wealth out of your own doing rather than an entity mandating it. After all, lets not forget that this entity can misappropriate our "charity" and even use it for sinful or evil reasons (hint, Abortion, Planned Parenthood, etc...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206524469710613848.post-9973958240588635782010-08-02T19:28:12.148-05:002010-08-02T19:28:12.148-05:00I agree with Glenn Beck. I left my Catholic Churc...I agree with Glenn Beck. I left my Catholic Church and went to a neighboring Catholic Church because the prior Church was more of a Pro-Liberal, Pro-Obama, Pro-Soicalist bend. Every Catholic Church is different. Many are very Socialistic in their idea of Social Justice. Others are the correct version of Social Justice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206524469710613848.post-69254508173496281062010-06-18T08:27:19.727-05:002010-06-18T08:27:19.727-05:00In our parish, the "social justice" grou...In our parish, the "social justice" group is all about forced charity and redistribution to a wide variety of often non-Catholic "charities" and suspect causes. And many priests think this is Catholic. As Catholics, we need to take back the meaning of "social justice," and make it authentically Catholic again, rather than its current use as a code phrase for socialism and communism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206524469710613848.post-63267009196779667952010-06-08T16:41:22.566-05:002010-06-08T16:41:22.566-05:00Jamie, It sounds like you understand well the mess...Jamie, It sounds like you understand well the message Jack Jezreel brings to us. How we treat others is indeed our relationship with God. "When I was hungry..." God actually experiences our love or our apathy or rejection through our care or lack of care of others. As we are formed and transformed as Christians, our love for others grows. Part of this process includes learning which voices speak truth, and which voices have some other agenda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206524469710613848.post-21881192372296936322010-06-07T20:23:23.026-05:002010-06-07T20:23:23.026-05:00So, I think I'm glad I read this, though I adm...So, I think I'm glad I read this, though I admit, I had one finger on the red 'x' in my upper left corner (I do not like Glenn Beck, not a bit).<br /><br />Thank-you for the clarification about where he was coming from though.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13521442755671981037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206524469710613848.post-35587108373344678182010-06-07T16:34:41.486-05:002010-06-07T16:34:41.486-05:00Best post I have read today.....I use to like Glen...Best post I have read today.....I use to like Glen Beck but have since lost respect for him in all that he has been saying and how he has been acting, he and many others need our prayers very much right now. We don't have to love him, God does.........:-) HugsBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206524469710613848.post-13227432572000176562010-06-07T16:12:34.497-05:002010-06-07T16:12:34.497-05:00Amen! I love this. I get so frustrated with fell...Amen! I love this. I get so frustrated with fellow CAtholics or really anyone who believes it is the Government's responsibility to take care of the marginalized, poor, elderly, etc. No...it is the people's responsibility. and guess what...individual charities do it WAY better than the government could ever do it (one need only look at all the social programs the government has "taken over" and see all the problems it creates). <br /><br />What's so sad is that PEOPLE will not volunteer their time, donate their money...our country has a true poverty of true Stewardship. That is one of the things lately I have been praying for...for myself as well as fellow parishioners, fellow Catholics and fellow Americans to become inspired with a true sense of Stewardship and recognizing their gifts come from God. and We must return a portion of all of those gifts back to God.<br /><br />Thanks for this post. Very nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com