Maryknoll, back in the day, used to produce men like Father Vincent Capodanno, who was awarded the Medal of Honor when he dove into machine-gun fire to protect a wounded Marine. They sent missionaries to the furthest, most inhospitable places on Earth to bear witness to the Gospel. For administering corporal works of mercy, they were legendary.
Today, they are indistinguishable from any other left-wing organization, except they pretend to be motivated by Christian values. You won’t find any reference to abortion, or any other life issue, in their 2004 election guide. They favor
• Abolishing the “drug war”;
• Addressing the “root causes” of terrorism (how original!);
• Closing the “School of the Americas” (a boutique cause of the Left);
• Ending subsidies and tariffs that protect domestic industries at the expense of poorer nations. (Okay, I’m with them on that one.)
What any of this has to do with Jesus Christ, I’m not certain. Here’s a sure sign that their political commitments are more important than the poor: they’re against technology that will produce more food for hungry people.
Let them be as the fig tree in the Gospel.
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Very disappointing, but it’s what we’ve come to expect from the Loony orders & orgs.