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It bothers me so much; we go to Church, hear about our call to take care of the poor & deny ourselves for Christ, we walk out to the parking lot, and there's several luxury cars driven by people from their lake house they use for the weekends.
I'm not the only one bothered, and people being bothered by it isn't our biggest concern: I have a professor who was raised Catholic, but has since gone agnostic. His sister is still Catholic, and sometimes tries to talk him into coming back to the Church, but he can't take her seriously, because he's barely making ends meet, and she owns 4 houses. He's so annoyed by it, because without a religion he'd take care of his family if they were struggling, but his sister's (as he puts it) supposedly Catholic, and won't help him out at all! This kind of luxury doesn't just damage us; it makes our faith look worthless, and damages the poor we're supposed to be taking care of. A much cheaper can do the same job.
But again, we must remember our call not to judge; perhaps that Lincoln in the parking lot could've been a BMW, but the owners heard about the call to take care of the poor, and bought a cheaper car!
And whenever you see an expensive car: Pray for the owner. Pray for the rich that God is always willing to accept with His infinite mercy.
May God bless us all!
I'm not the only one bothered, and people being bothered by it isn't our biggest concern: I have a professor who was raised Catholic, but has since gone agnostic. His sister is still Catholic, and sometimes tries to talk him into coming back to the Church, but he can't take her seriously, because he's barely making ends meet, and she owns 4 houses. He's so annoyed by it, because without a religion he'd take care of his family if they were struggling, but his sister's (as he puts it) supposedly Catholic, and won't help him out at all! This kind of luxury doesn't just damage us; it makes our faith look worthless, and damages the poor we're supposed to be taking care of. A much cheaper can do the same job.
But again, we must remember our call not to judge; perhaps that Lincoln in the parking lot could've been a BMW, but the owners heard about the call to take care of the poor, and bought a cheaper car!
And whenever you see an expensive car: Pray for the owner. Pray for the rich that God is always willing to accept with His infinite mercy.
May God bless us all!