tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post2011932192658527415..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The Homophobe and the HomelessSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-71332416058196009102015-03-23T16:26:17.878-04:002015-03-23T16:26:17.878-04:00http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2015/03/20/san...http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2015/03/20/san-franciscos-catholic-cathedral-apologizes-for-spraying-homeless-with-water/<br /><br />First, His Grace, the Archbishop is relatively new on the ground, having been installed in late 2012. In the life of a large Archdiocese, like San Fracncisco, that's very little time.<br /><br />Second, the day-to-day maintenance and upkeep of a Cathedral isn't an Archbishop's direct responsibility; that job falls to the Rector. The Rector is in fact responsible for keeping the Cathedral grounds in good repair.<br /><br />From the article, "St. Mary’s former rector decided to place the sprinklers in the alcoves two years ago after the doorways and a path that adjoins a neighboring school became littered with crack pipes, hypodermic needles, condoms and human waste, Kamer said."<br /><br />Third, certain parties recently decided to hire a professional public relations person for the sole purpose of assissinating the character of His Grace, Archbishop Cordlieone. http://www.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/sam-singer-catholics-church-catholic-school-holy-war-salvatore-cordileone/Content?oid=3434498<br /><br />The Cathedral has a problem with litter and other unpleasantries. The Cathedral installs a sprinkler system to deal with it, and discourage loitering in Cathedral alcoves. Archbishop Cordelone makes is a point to repeatedly uphold the orthodox teaching of the Catholic Church. People get butthurt and hire Sam Singer. Montreal Simon gets hoodwinked by the very first piece of bad news to come out of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Well, it wouldn't be the first time.<br /><br />Check see what else Catholics recently did in the Archdiocess of San Francisco: http://wdtprs.com/blog/2015/01/san-francisco-parish-takes-step-in-right-direction-sky-falls-on-pastors-head/<br /><br />http://www.gofundme.com/kvc80gAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-37842980225996366652015-03-21T18:27:26.570-04:002015-03-21T18:27:26.570-04:00Simon I always find it interesting how society dea...Simon I always find it interesting how society deals with its vulnerable and who is more vulnerable than the homeless. Some of us extend a hand and try to provide support and as we see in San Franscisco the higher ups in the Catholic church provide only abuse, but the Catholic church has been abusing people,including sexually abusing children for a long time. Just ask the First Nations.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842215982128591742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-75423428982029631592015-03-21T07:31:46.292-04:002015-03-21T07:31:46.292-04:00hi David...Hugh Segal is one of the traditional Co...hi David...Hugh Segal is one of the traditional Conservatives that made that party more Canadian than anything the Harper Cons have ever resembled. I still keep dreaming that the Progressive Conservatives will get their party back, but with the Bloc Alberta I can't see how that can happen...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-7332982067502800612015-03-21T07:29:35.352-04:002015-03-21T07:29:35.352-04:00hi Kathleen...is really is appalling, but I just s...hi Kathleen...is really is appalling, but I just saw a story that the church is taking down those showers. But really what were they thinking? Bt then the Archbishop is a very nasty man, so as I said in my post I'm not surprised by such cruelty....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-78953956770694932752015-03-21T04:14:57.862-04:002015-03-21T04:14:57.862-04:00Sure.
Hugh Segal on the State of the Senate and C...Sure.<br /><br />Hugh Segal on the State of the Senate and Canadian Conservatism<br />Wednesday, December 18, 2013<br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2013/12/18/hugh-segal-on-the-state-of-the-senate-and-canadian-conservatism/<br /><br />Hugh Segal: "Neo-conservatism, I think is really the aggrandizement of selfishness. It's about me, only me, and after that, me. It's about investing only in things that produce a huge profit for yourself, and it's not about society as a whole, and it tends to be very insensitive to those people who, for one reason or another, have fallen beneath the poverty line, and its engaged in presumptions that those people are all poor because they are lazy. Neoconservatives believe that fundamentally. The truth of the matter<br />is that the vast majority of Canadians beneath the poverty line in this country actually work. Some of them hold down two jobs, and don't actually get sufficient income in order to meet their basic obligations. So it's a very different view, and I am a traditional Conservative, and I don't apologize for that."Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-15043192617025949212015-03-20T22:16:23.000-04:002015-03-20T22:16:23.000-04:00This "person" is a disgrace to humanity!...This "person" is a disgrace to humanity! As for Pope Francis......well I read an article not too long ago that he has a 'higher power' directing him and I'm not referring to God. I'm not a Catholic, but have friends who were brought up in the Catholic church. They have told me some not so nice stories about how they were treated by the Brothers/Nuns and it wasn't 'pretty'! Bottom line is you don't have to be religious to be kind, caring and compassionate to fellow human beings.<br /><br />Which is why I don't understand how these Reform Cons can be so inhumane.......anyone like to explain this to me?Marmaladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651890655542192076noreply@blogger.com