CENSOR THREATENS MISSOURI CATHOLIC GROUP

Maurice S. Owens, a Washington lawyer, has filed a complaint with the IRS against the Missouri Catholic Conference alleging “illegal political interference.”

The Catholic group is urging candidates for state office to return contributions received from an organization, Supporters of Health Research and Treatment, that promotes embryonic stem cell research and human cloning.

Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented as follows:

“The ruthlessness of this IRS complaint, which is bogus on the face of it, should mobilize all principled civil libertarians to protest its implications for free speech. Regardless of whether one supports or objects to the intentional killing of human embryos, the immediate issue is a First Amendment matter: All non-profit organizations that speak to public policy issues have a stake in this debate.

“IRS issued a fact sheet in February regarding ‘Election Year Activities and the Prohibition on Political Campaign Intervention for Section 501 (c) (3) Organizations.’ Nothing in that document suggests that it is a violation of the IRS tax-exempt code for a religious group to urge candidates for public office to return contributions from any individual or organization. Indeed, it would be impossible to mandate such a stricture without trespassing on the First Amendment guarantees of free speech and religious liberty.

“If the Missouri Catholic Conference were advocating that candidates for public office return monies donated by the Klan, no IRS complaint would have been filed. But because the Catholic group is fighting the fat cats—millions have been raised in Missouri by PAC’s promoting all kinds of genetic research—the censors are out in force. Not only do they seek to advance a utilitarian agenda, they seek to promote a gag rule on those who disagree with them.

“Missouri is blessed to have such courageous bishops and an equally courageous Catholic Conference.”


My comment:
I am happy that the Catholic group is asking the politicians to return the money for embryonic stem cell research.

What motivates people like this to file a lawsuit? Selfishness, power, greed, hatred of Catholics? Bigotry? The desire to become mini-gods? Why is it when the atheists and the other anti-religious groups utter obscenties and say terrible things about the Church and the things that are sacred to us, it's ok, because they have the right to free speech, but when Catholics express their beliefs and encourage others to behave in a moral and ethical way, some ridiculous lawsuit is filed? Something much deeper is going on than this -- something which reeks of evil.

Let us pray for those anti-Catholics who are seeking to advance a utilitarian agenda and are attempting to prevent the Church from speaking the Truth.

Lord, please stop the evil-doers in their tracks and put an end to their wicked ways and evil plotting. Change them, Lord, into the people You desire them to be. Pour out Your heavenly graces into their souls and tranform them into people who will proclaim Your Truth mightily. I ask this in Your precious name Jesus. Mother Mary, I pray for Your intercession. Hail Mary....Amen.

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