Posted on Apr 8, 2023
Water Reed National Military Medical Center Terminates Catholic Pastoral Care Contract During...
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I agree wholeheartedly with this article. Only the Roman Catholic Church can properly provide pastoral and sacramental ministry to Roman Catholics. This is one more example of the current administration suppressing Christian Worship. Why would they do this and especially during Passion Week?
Matthew 24:5-31
English Standard Version (Anglicised)
"5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ’, and they will lead many astray. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.
9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then many will fall away[a] and betray one another and hate one another. 11 And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. 12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come."
I agree wholeheartedly with this article. Only the Roman Catholic Church can properly provide pastoral and sacramental ministry to Roman Catholics. This is one more example of the current administration suppressing Christian Worship. Why would they do this and especially during Passion Week?
Matthew 24:5-31
English Standard Version (Anglicised)
"5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ’, and they will lead many astray. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.
9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then many will fall away[a] and betray one another and hate one another. 11 And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. 12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come."
Water Reed National Military Medical Center Terminates Catholic Pastoral Care Contract During...
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Outrageous. This is why we need to revisit tenure and union agreements that prevent clearly incompetent or malicious bureaucrats from being canned. The person/persons who made this decision should be escorted to the door immediately. Security will box up their stuff and send it out later.
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Yeah ... this one is a head-scratcher to me. There are always two sides to an argument, so I'd like to heard what the other side's reasons for this are, but to tell the Catholic Church to NOT send priest to Walter Reed and to say that pastoral care will be provided by a secular organization doesn't make sense.
I thought it might be a money thing and that the for-profit organization would be cheaper or something, but the Archdiocese for the Military Services gets NO money from the government (i.e., contracted funds) for the pastoral care and is funded sole though voluntary donations (i.e., personal donations from its military and VA chaplains, gifts from military communities, gifts from dioceses, charitable bequests, and grants), so that make no fiscal sense either.
I'm at a loss, but would very much like to hear the reasoning behind this action.
I thought it might be a money thing and that the for-profit organization would be cheaper or something, but the Archdiocese for the Military Services gets NO money from the government (i.e., contracted funds) for the pastoral care and is funded sole though voluntary donations (i.e., personal donations from its military and VA chaplains, gifts from military communities, gifts from dioceses, charitable bequests, and grants), so that make no fiscal sense either.
I'm at a loss, but would very much like to hear the reasoning behind this action.
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