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No Vested Interest

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33. Retired nuns, like all members of religious orders, share in the funds of their religious
Mon Mar 3, 2014, 07:25 PM
Mar 2014

communities, from various sources.

They do receive Social Security payments, based on their earnings, like all others who pay into the SSI system.
I presume the SSI payments are turned over to the order and used for the benefit of all.

There is also an annual national collection for the benefit of retired religious.

Good I would like to see him sent to the barest monastery they can find. cbayer Mar 2014 #1
--ain't gonna happen, Hoppy Mar 2014 #2
It would be his superiors that could do something. cbayer Mar 2014 #3
I have, in the past, refused participation in the annual Archdiocesan Appeal, though No Vested Interest Mar 2014 #4
Are you in this diocese? cbayer Mar 2014 #5
No. I'm in the Cincinnati Archdiocese. No Vested Interest Mar 2014 #6
Would love to hear from some catholic DUers from New Jersey on this. cbayer Mar 2014 #7
In my parish the priest reads announcements before the Mass starts. rug Mar 2014 #8
A very nice passage and one that even a non-believer like myself can be inspired by. cbayer Mar 2014 #9
If it wasn't from the Sermon on the Mount, i'd have guessed it was Buddhist. rug Mar 2014 #10
Exactly. cbayer Mar 2014 #12
I'm sure most priests dislike asking for money. - They entered the priesthood for spiritual- No Vested Interest Mar 2014 #11
I wish I was that organized. rug Mar 2014 #13
Spouse was an engineer = organized. No Vested Interest Mar 2014 #14
So sorry for the loss of your spouse and glad cbayer Mar 2014 #19
Wow, would be nice if Catholics did the same when things like this happen. Humanist_Activist Mar 2014 #15
They do. Are you not aware of the data about american catholics and glbt rights? cbayer Mar 2014 #16
I'm aware of their opinions through polling data, I'm not aware of how many of them boycott... Humanist_Activist Mar 2014 #17
And, as pointed out even in this thread, you can direct your support to the causes cbayer Mar 2014 #18
Like the Catholic Charities example? A group that openly discriminates against LGBT people? Humanist_Activist Mar 2014 #20
There have been some issues around adoption and foster care, I am aware of that. cbayer Mar 2014 #21
And that excuses their current discriminatory practices? n/t Humanist_Activist Mar 2014 #22
Of course it does not. Where do I say that? cbayer Mar 2014 #23
What means? Materially supporting the Church, regardless of what it does? How does that... Humanist_Activist Mar 2014 #24
By withholding financial support, as this particular group is doing. cbayer Mar 2014 #25
Don't misunderstand me, I don't give a fuck about some expansion of a greedy Bishops retirement... Humanist_Activist Mar 2014 #27
I suspect you might not be satisfied whatever they do. cbayer Mar 2014 #28
I'd be satisfied if they changed the catechism on homosexuality, or, at the very least... Humanist_Activist Mar 2014 #30
I would like that very much as well and am anxious to see if the cardinals make cbayer Mar 2014 #32
How can secular alternatives have a chance with the Church already there? Humanist_Activist Mar 2014 #34
I'm sorry, but is that question really serious or sincere? cbayer Mar 2014 #35
In other words skepticscott Mar 2014 #29
You have to understand, to people like cbayer, religious beliefs are more important than civil... Humanist_Activist Mar 2014 #31
Well, at least be grateful skepticscott Mar 2014 #36
What kind of retirement do the nuns get? aquart Mar 2014 #26
Retired nuns, like all members of religious orders, share in the funds of their religious No Vested Interest Mar 2014 #33
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