Member Submission: Tampa and Easter Week
Recently the city of Tampa, in partnership with Catholic Charities, has built a camp for homeless people. The concern is that the homeless people may not have access to a facility where they can wash their hands frequently and have access to hand sanitizer.
The camp will hold 100 homeless people, providing mobile showers, mobile laundromat, and portable toilets. They will get fed three meals a day and any needed medical treatment.
Sex offenders need not apply.
“The Catholic Charities’ mission is to serve those most vulnerable with dignity and compassion during their most vulnerable time,” said Margaret Rogers, Catholic Charities’ Executive Director. “While everyone is ordered to stay at home and be safe, we realize that there’s a population that doesn’t have a home to go to.”
“For I was hungry and you gave me food… you gave me drink… you welcomed me… you clothed me…and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.”
I’m saddened that Catholic charities can exclude any group of people. What moral or church teaching allows you to exclude even the least of these people?
“Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.”
I pray that this week, the holiest week for Christians, is a week that Christians will do as Jesus would do. FORGIVE. After all, isn’t forgiveness the reason Jesus died on the cross?
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This decision to ban RSO’s from these homeless encampments is fear based, the fear is about the decision makers thoughts of what will people think of me if I allow RSO’s into the encampment’s. What will happen to me if I allow RSO’s in? What will happen to me if a RSO offends in this encampment?
It is the same every where concerning all decisions in regard’s to RSO’s. Judge’s, what will happen to me if I go lightly on this SO? What will people think of me? What will happen to me if this SO reoffends? Same goes for the supposed treatment center’s’.’civil commitment’ jails, what will happen to us if we let him go? What backlash will we endure? What will people think of us? What happens if he reoffends?
Fear goes all the way to the Supreme court. What will happen to us if we rule the sex offender registry punitive? What backlash will we endure? What will people think?
I could go on and on with all the decisions in various places concerning the SO’s of our time and all decisions are fear based on what will happen to them.
Nothing will change and the sex registry and all that come’s with it will remain until the Supreme court rule’s the sex offender registry punitive. Sure, we will see more frivolous victory’s and then more laws being enacted.
Any place to get help. Thank you
What will happen to me if I allow RSO’s in? What will happen to me if a RSO offends in this encampment
Which means that they live under the false sense of security that someone in their encampment who has an armed robbery conviction would NEVER commit a sexual offense. Wouldn’t happen. 🤦🏻♂️
Ah MAESTRO,
YOU CAN CONDUCT AN ORCHESTRA WITH GREAT MUSIC AND FAN FARE, BUT ………
ANY INDIVIDUAL IS CAPABLE OF HARMING SOMEONE ELSE AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE. NO Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Politician, Social Worker, Judge, Justice Official or Corrupt Law Enforcement Officer can predict the future!…
NOT EVEN, Ms CLEO could PREDICT(she was arrested for FRAUD, HA!)
—PLEASE REMEMBER THE AFOREMENTIONED!
What ever happens when a Muderer gets out on parole and muders again? Does the judge that let him out get in trouble by the people of concern? Or any other type of crime. They shouldn’t use that for a reason for negative response for registrants!.
They shouldn’t but they do because THEY and the news media and over dramatic TV shows have made it the new uproar.
Although your question SHOULD be used in some kind of legislation argument.
And look at this… not let our on parole/probation, this guy was let out due to the COVID issue because he was considered “low risk”. But those with sexual offenses are the main concern.
I’m sure the judge who sentenced this guy isn’t worried about any backlash from this;
https://nypost.com/2020/04/14/florida-inmate-freed-from-jail-over-coronavirus-allegedly-murders-man/?utm_source=url_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons
That is very sad that Catholic Charities would exclude any group of people. Some of us sex offender’s/predators have been falsely accused because of a flawed system.
I can remember in a case the state withheld evidence to get a conviction the verdict GUILTY but year’s later a P I was hired by the family to uncover the TRUTH. What did this P I uncover a taped conversation that was never played at the trial. This tape had it been played at the trial NOT GUILTY.
My case: The detective admitted on the witness stand during an evidenuary hearing that he tricked the victim before the fact remember now victim initially denied it to the detective. The judge residing over the trial wouldn’t allow that testimony into the trial said it was HEARSAY plus had other flaws the judge wouldn’t allow into the trial judge said it was HEARSAY.
Anyhow, I need some help I want out of Volusia county and I’m presently on house arrest/probation and have to wear a GPS monitor because of a “Money Factor’.
Can anybody help me. Any place to go. I have no money plus no work here in Volusia county.
I pray everyday for guidance wisdom and strength. I look forward to hearing from someone soon. God Bless
Shame on the Catholic Charities
@Michael, please read above FAC response and contact them ASAP.
I don’t want to sound harsh or cold hearted. I don’t see why michael can’t go to a public library and seek the information himself Perhaps try to file for other type of state and feds’ help like food stamps, Maybe he has a mental or physical issue perhaps ssi or ssid..
He has access to internet because he posted his request for help.These people have a lot on their to plate then having a person put them on the spot about having a “deaf ear”
Perhaps that person who mention that could have did the research themselves and asked fac could they post it for micheal
Most of these places are closed or the drive thru is open. I’m on house arrest and I have to wear a GPS monitor.
I’m stuck at the house
Well spoke. Even the leper’s were allowed in public places in the day of Jesus.
Rightttt dude no different than Mary Magdalene a lot of us did less.
The City of Tampa is footing the bill for this camp, so they may be making the rules. With that said, it is a bit odd because I don’t believe that City of Tampa or Hillsborough County ever passes any “enhanced” residency restrictions. They discussed it circa 2005-2010, but, IIRC, the County Attorneybat the time was concerned about ex post facto issues. It is somewhat ironic that Catholic charities would be involved with such things because their original encampment in Pinellas county, Pinellas Hope, Was set up as a response to the St. Petersburg Police Department basically bulldozing a homeless camp in the city.
The Catholic Church has been accused of harboring and turning a bling eye to serial pedophiles among their ranks for decades. Articles found on line suggest as high as 5% or more of priests, cardinals, etc. in the US and significantly higher in developing countries. Allowing the registered homeless access to these services is impossible because of the media attention it would certainly receive, which is always more important to the Catholic Church than scripture and morals.