The U.S. government moves toward state-approved churches.
Conflicts like this can be nothing more than bureaucratic squabbles. They can also be evidence of a move toward a Communist China–esque absorption of religious organizations. And they can also be mere bureaucratic squabbles that prepare the ground for government absorption of religious organizations.
The Archdiocese for the Military Services (AMS) slammed Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for issuing a “cease and desist order” to Holy Name College, a community of Franciscan Catholic priests and brothers who have provided pastoral care to troops and veterans at Walter Reed for nearly two decades, just before Holy Week.
So…what were their reason for thier doing so. Why only half the story? That is not like you!
The Ripple posts are meant to be quick comments. In this case, the article states only that the government is claiming to have a contractor with an ordained priest as part of it. I only noted it as a trend to keep an eye on; this wasn’t an outrage post!