Catholic Church Gives D.C. an Ultimatum

We need to give the Catholic Church an ultimatum...if they don't stop sticking their noses into our politics, we'll just have to remove their tax exempt status. Afterall, the Roman Catholic Church is not just a religion, it's a government. Why do we let them undermine our government and lead efforts to take rights away from certain US citizens?

Answer to the problem: ok, Catholic Church, stop providing services. If the Catholic Church wants to stop providing social services, maybe that's a good thing. For one, it will cause the local government to get a more complete understanding of their social problems since a large underserved population will no longer have services. Two, it will help decrease the power and influence of the Church over vulnerable people's lives. Three, it will show that the antiquated notion of Gay inferiority is no longer acceptable in contemporary society. Four, maybe since the Church won't be providing low cost inferior services then non-profits and other groups can begin providing better quality services to those in need. Sounds like a win-win for everyone involved. Ok, DC Government and non-profits, the game is on to get ramped up to take on this new challenge and make sure your most vulnerable are not caught out in the storm.

NEVER cooperate with blackmail. Catholic church is anti-christ. They violate a lot of Christ teachings and create their own rules. Their tax exempt status should be eliminated. I suggest a ban of catholic church for poisoning our society with discrimination and hate.

If they are as holy as they try to make themselves out to be, they would still provide social services because that's the right thing to do. It really makes you question their integrity when they threaten to stop helping countless numbers of people in need just because they don't agree with a proposed law. They're abusing their power as a large, influential religious institution to push their agenda in the political circuit, and I hope DC tells them too bad. Enough with churches (and other religious entities) using their size and wealth to get their religious beliefs written into law, especially when it restricts individual liberty. We should really start practicing one of the fundamental beliefs our nation was founded upon - separation between church and state.

You know, it may be time for the Catholic Church to cease operating in the USA. It is clear that they can not fuction in a democracy that values all of it's citizens.

God, how I hate this "take my marbles and go home" attitude. Doctors say they're going to quit practicing medicine if health care reform is passed. Soldiers say they're going to quit the military if DADT is repealed. And now Catholic services say they're going to stop providing said services if Gay people are treated with little human dignity. Pathetic.

Please fact check this article - the arguments of the Roman Catholic Church are being passed off as Truth, and in this case, they're not right. GLBT people in Massachusetts had the right to adopt children long before 2006. In fact, Catholic Charities had placed children with out gay people. The Church made the decision to cease Catholic Charities' program only after marriage equality went into effect.

Why are we letting an organization based in another country dictate to us on domestic issues? Since the Roman Capitalist Church is recognized diplomatically as a country (i.e. the Vatican), their priests should register with the State Dept. as agents of a foreign country. The ultimatum of the Vatican should be treated as an ultimatum by any foreign country.

Ah! So, according to the Archdiocese, blackmail is now a 'Christian' virtue! Interesting 'new' theology!!

The Catholic Church is the Number One pedophilia practice-and-cover-up organization on the planet. How anyone can take them seriously as an authority on sexual morality is really beyond me.