https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/distinctly-catholic/firing-fr-conroy-fits-paul-ryans-pattern-when-it-comes-poor
MGB: Ryan's politics cry to Heaven for vengeance, both in regard to poor families (and the aborted because of poverty) and the working man. Someone should warn him by excommunicating him, but his Ordinary back home is almost as conservative as he is.
To be clear, Fr. Conroy resigned when requested, rather than letting Ryan cool off or admonishing him. That Conroy thinks Ryan is too far gone to admonish speaks volumes about the Speaker, who like any reactionary, cannot handle conflicting information.
There is no alliance between the Catholics and Fundamentalists, that is a function of the reactionaries in each camp, although more Fundy's are reactionary as a percentage of their total than Catholics, which is the cause of friction within the Church. Whether they are Neo-Cons has to do with their attitudes on Israel. If they agree with Peter Berkowitz, like MSW, they are Neo-Cons.
Matthew 25 is as much a parable about poverty as it is about justification. When you give to the poor, imagine you are giving food or money to Jesus. Are you going to give Jesus beans and rice or a steak? Put another way, what do you want to spend Eternity eating?
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