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Hi Ron, for the interest of Catholics, pls respond to this Kelly Bowring claim that Pope Francis could be the false prophet.
http://twoheartspress.com/blog/how-to-respond-if-pope-francis-is-the-false-prophet-2/#more-1544
Regards Alex Lim
See my new post:
https://ronconte.wordpress.com/2014/03/15/pope-francis-is-a-valid-orthodox-and-holy-pope/
Ron,
Quite often I come across homeless at freeway offramps, medians, or bus benches, begging for money. I rarely if ever give money to them because I believe that the money will be used to buy alcohol, drugs, or cigarettes, based on their appearance. I’d rather give them a bottle of water or food. I’ve always struggled with this issue.
I do always give money to the Catholic Church with the intent to help the Church and the Church helps the poor.
Am I committing a mortal sin by not giving to the homeless in the streets?
It is not a mortal sin, if you refrain from one type of almsgiving, out of concern for possible harmful consequences, in favor of other types of almsgiving. It would be a mortal sin to never give alms, to see our neighbors in need in this world and always turn away from helping, in some way.