Wednesday, January 05, 2005

What would they do if....

Imagine if you were part of a club or organization. Let's say you bought a Membership to the YMCA or had a share in a timeshare vacation house. Now, imagine that you found out that someone was getting the same priveleges to the services that were provided you in those places without having to pay or be committed to them. For instance, you talk to the person swimming next to you and find out that, even though he or she hasn't been to the Y in years, he or she was allowed use of the facilities because their parents were members once. Or, worse, you go down to your summer vacation spot and find out that you can't use it because a family that isn't a part of the agreement, though they were at one time and they still have friends who are, were using it for the day. I imagine most people agree that these situations would be aggrivating. So, why should Catholic Churches do weddings and funerals for people who never come to church and don't contribute a dime? Why should I have to tell one family that wants to use the church and that come to church every week and give of their time and talents toward making the church exist each week that they can't have a wedding because Nina Nonbeliever wants to have a pretty church wedding in a church with a long isle? Yet, Catholic priests continually not only bend over backwards to make the couple happy but, in the end, ask for such a small contribution that the weekly faithful end up paying for part of Norman Nonbeliever's wedding. We need to be more just with some of this stuff.

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