Pakistani prelate: Christians should give day’s wages to quake relief
By Marc • Oct 10th, 2005 • Category: In Other News....OK….I know I’ve posted on this a bit much, but it’s important to me. I would hate to be accused of ignoring tragedy.
“This was the greatest natural disaster in our country’s history,” he wrote, calling upon all Christians “to do their part” in relief efforts. He urged them to contribute one day’s salary to the President’s Relief Fund and announced a donation of 500,000 rupees (US$8,357) from the Pakistani Catholic Church, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand.
Now, I know he was talking to his fellow Pakistanis, but that doesn’t mean we can listen.
Also, the Thinking Christian asks for prayers for the victims.
Marc is a Catholic technology geek living in Tennessee. He blogs at Wild Tangents and is the host of the Catholic Vocations Podcast.
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