More Right-Wing Zaniness | National Catholic Reporter

More Right-Wing Zaniness | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: One must remember when considering the traditional Catholic position on public charity also involved having the Church be a part of the civil government, if not the only part, rather than being separate form it.  Still removing the Church from the government should leave charity at least partially with the state, or as a shared responsibility, rather than leaving it entirely to the Church, since the Church cannot compel revenue to meet the needs of the poor in the American model (not sure if we can tag Calvin with this idea).  I, for one, am all for allowing either individuals or employee-owned firms the right to designate some share of their tax payments toward the Church to provide alternative services to the poorly educated (who should be paid to become literate) as well as for public and private schools and mental health facilities.