The order, made by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the Archbishop of Vienna, de facto head of the Catholic Church in Austria, and the man tipped by some to be the next pope, reports Breitbart.
But what really caught my eye was this in the report:
[It] is being part funded by the Austrian government, with money coming out of the state housing fund.In other words, this is far from libertarian action and a terrible example of the Catholic church co-operating with the evil state. It is far from the first time. Indeed, Pope Pius XI once hailed Mussolini as the Man sent by Providence.
The Jesuit Pietro Tacchi Venturi acted as a go-between for Pope Pius XI and Mussolini. Eventually, Venturi ended his letters to Mussolini, "Your loyal Fascist."
-RW
Also see: A Lady Critiques My Post: The Catholic Church in Vienna Has Promised Places for Immigrants in Church Buildings
Notice at the bottom of the Breitbart article the loser Swedes are kicking out old people to house the invader.
ReplyDeleteSmart move by the church; gain brownie points with the state by using its own money, avoid hassle.
ReplyDelete"Indeed, Pope Pius XI once hailed Mussolini as the Man sent by Providence."
ReplyDeleteTHAT, is an interesting piece of information. Thank you.
I've always thought that Christianity became an accessory for the state generally speaking once Rome decided to stop killing Christians and adopted Christianity as its official religion.
Granted, if I was a Christian I'd be relieved that the goal of government no longer involved feeding me to lions- but it seems like it's become a situation where one back rubs the other now generally speaking.
Christian leaders generally seem to preach subservience to the state & many times serve as a sort of integrator in the name of "peace" between the oppressed and the oppressor.
Jesus was killed because he was a disruptor...he wasn't a peaceable person much of the time(one that appeared to adhere to the NAP)- but I doubt you'll hear much about that in most churches or see a wave of preachers condemning government for its various atrocities.
Government stopped feeding Christians to lions and raised them up in the eyes of the followers of the state and Christian leaders have for the most part reciprocated by soothing their flock.
Christians in general(not all) have become lap dogs for the state.