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Originally Posted by Don Corleone:
It's a simple concept. You put the money in the basket. It's not yours anymore. Well, truth be told, you're actually taking 100% of what God gave you and giving 10% back to Him. How the Church chooses to spend the money from there on... .really isn't your concern. You hope they use it for appropriate things, but it really doesn't involve you anymore. It's now between them and God. You're free of responsiblity, removed of authority on how it is used.
Ehm, so, you wouldn't mind if your local pastor would use the money to buy himself a sportscar or to spend it on prostitutes?It's a simple concept. You put the money in the basket. It's not yours anymore. Well, truth be told, you're actually taking 100% of what God gave you and giving 10% back to Him. How the Church chooses to spend the money from there on... .really isn't your concern. You hope they use it for appropriate things, but it really doesn't involve you anymore. It's now between them and God. You're free of responsiblity, removed of authority on how it is used.
Ok, let's assume that is indeed what you wanted to say, then I still don't see what's wrong with making a bill that wants to impose this:
Originally Posted by Bill:
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2009) Any person having reason to believe that monetary contributions to a corporation organized under chapter 598 of the general statutes are being misappropriated and not being used for the purpose for which they were given may report that belief to the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall, pursuant to his authority under section 3-125 of the general statutes to represent the public interest in the protection of any gifts, legacies or devises intended for public or charitable purposes, investigate such report and take such action as he deems necessary.
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2009) Any person having reason to believe that monetary contributions to a corporation organized under chapter 598 of the general statutes are being misappropriated and not being used for the purpose for which they were given may report that belief to the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall, pursuant to his authority under section 3-125 of the general statutes to represent the public interest in the protection of any gifts, legacies or devises intended for public or charitable purposes, investigate such report and take such action as he deems necessary.
As for the noble catholic who donated the money, I don't see how this could affect him. Like you said, he donated, it's not his concern anymore, he did what he had to do.
But, the state is the state. It's not a religious entity, the state represents all the people and has a society to run. Fraud, deceiving people, abuse people's trust, spending money donated for good causes on other things is no-no.
If the money is not used for the good cause you donated it for, but used for something completely different, then you are victim of fraud and abuse of trust and that shouldn't go unpunished from the states' point of view. Fraud is fraud, abuse of trust is abuse of trust. It doesn't matter if the good catholic doesn't mind, it's still abuse of other people's trust.
I don't see why the Catholic Church should be allowed to get away with it
Just my
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