When you know that a beggar is just acting out and is just fooling every one but you still gave him alms, are you actually committing a sin wherein you are enabling the beggar to continue fooling everyone around?

I keep on wondering about this. A beggar is acting out that his son is invalid. The son is clearly a special kid but a lot of people already said that the kid can actually walk. The beggar, the kid’s father, curses out loud when they’re not in their “roles” and they would even walk smugly down the road. The father and son tandem can be seen in Quiapo Church, Baclaran Church and most recently, the Sto. Domingo Church. It is at the last church where I see them every weekend. I just can’t stomach how the father is using his son to beg for money. He would even stand up when it’s the offertory already, silently forcing those near them to give them the money instead of giving it to the church. I wouldn’t have any problems with that normally but since I know that the father and son beggars are just fooling the people giving them alms…

There are beggars who look stronger than a horse. I don’t know why they insist on begging when they can find work instead. The father/beggar I am talking about looked to be strong and healthy. Imagine carrying his “invalid” son on his shoulders when the kid is clearly overweight, possibly around 150 pounds. Isn’t that as healthy as a horse???

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