Jewish Sam Miller on Catholics

Excerpts of an article written by Sam Miller, prominent Cleveland Jew=sh businessman-- who is NOT a Catholic.

Why would newspapers carry on a vendetta on one of the most important inst=tutions that we have today in the United States , namely the Catholic Chu=ch?

Do you know--the Catholic Church educates 2.6 million students everyday at=the cost to that Church of 10 billion dollars, and a savings on the other=hand to the American taxpayer of 18 billion dollars. The graduates=go on to graduate studies at the rate of 92%.

The Church has 230 colleges and universities in the U.S. with an enrollmen= of 700,000 students.

The Catholic Church has a non-profit hospital system of 637 hospitals, whi=h account for hospital treatment of 1 out of every 5 people--not just Cat=olics--in the United States today

But the press is vindictive and trying to totally denigrate in every way=the Catholic Church in this country. They have blamed the disease=of pedophilia on the Catholic Church, which is as irresponsible as blamin= adultery on the institution of marriage.

Let me give you some figures that Catholics should know and remember. For=example, 12% of the 300 Protestant clergy surveyed admitted to sexual int=rcourse with a parishioner; 38% acknowledged other inappropriate sexual=contact in a study by the United Methodist Church , 41.8% of clerg= women reported unwanted sexual behavior; 17% of laywomen have been sexua=ly harassed.
Meanwhile, 1.7% of the Catholic clergy has been found guilty of pedop=ilia. 10% of the Protestant ministers have been found guilty of ped=philia. This is not a Catholic Problem.

A study of American priests showed that most are happy in the priesthood=and find it even better than they had expected, and that most, if given=the choice, would choose to be priests again in face of all this obnoxiou= PR the church has been receiving.

The Catholic Church is bleeding from self-inflicted wounds. The agony that=Catholics have felt and suffered is not necessarily the fault of the Chur=h. You have been hurt by a small number of wayward priests that have prob=bly been weeded out by now.

Walk with your shoulders high and you head higher. Be a proud member of th= most important non-governmental agency in the United States . Then remem=er what Jeremiah said: 'Stand by=the roads, and look and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is=and walk in it, and find rest for your souls'. Be proud=to speak up for your faith with pride and reverence and learn what your=Church does for all other religions.

Be proud that you're a Catholic.