Hi Joe, What is the difference between this and the 'voluntary' tithing to religious institutions who refuse to follow the dictates of canon law which require them to establish financial councils within the parish made up of financially astute parishioners.
"Each parish is to have a Finance council which is regulated by universal law as well as by norms issued by the diocesan bishop; in this Council the Christian faithful, selected according to the same norms, aid the pastor in the administration of parish goods with due regard for the prescription of can. 532." Here is the efforts of one diocese ( http://tinyurl.com/3ykewu ) which is trying to influence it's parishes but as a recent article in the Time magazine stated ( http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1590435,00.html ), it is having little effect. It's time to wake up from the smell of incense!!! Kevin Saldanha Mississauga, ON. ========== Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:31:23 +0100 (BST) From: JoeGoaUk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] New Religious Gambling (?), Goans Christians losing upto Rs. one million every month (all please Read) Lottery and a threat IF YOU DO YOU WILL WIN/RECEIVE SOMETHING LIKE CASH, POT OF GOLD ETC IF YOU DON'T (OR EVEN IF YOU DELAY) YOU WILL LOSE SOMETHING OR SOMEONE (INCLUDING JOBs or business losses etc.)
