While generally thought of as a charitable organization that works to help the poor, what many Catholics forget is that the Salvation Army is itself a sect of Protestantism. We do not automatically disqualify non-Catholic charitable organizations, but we must take a closer look when donations may go toward the operational support of a sect rather than merely a charitable arm. According to the Salvation Army’s handbook, the Salvation Army does indeed consider itself to be its own expressed … [Read more...]