As a Catholic who will recognize the beginning of Lent tomorrow with Ash Wednesday services (Lent being a time of penance and preparation for Easter), I was glad to see this post from R.J. Eskow at HuffPo about Father Larry Snyder, president of Catholic Charities USA who, as Eskow notes, observed the following about the Bush fiscal budget..."...the president's new budget hurts those living in poverty at a time when we should be doing even more to help the most vulnerable among us."As I've said previously, right-wing bigot Bill Donahue (who somehow can claim to represent my faith) does not speak for me.
"In fact, with cuts to key programs such as Medicaid and Medicare, the president's budget will only serve to exacerbate the problems facing millions of our nation's poor families," Father Snyder said, noting that there are "drastic cuts and changes" to a range of programs that address the health and well-being of low-income families and individuals.
Father Larry Snyder, however, does speak for me. God bless him.
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