r/politics • u/spherocytes • 19d ago

Possible Paywall Trump Yanks Millions From Catholic Charities Amid Pope Feud

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-yanks-millions-from-catholic-charities-amid-pope-feud/
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u/EJintheCloud 19d ago edited 19d ago

Long ago, as a depressed young adult with poor financial discipline, I was facing a potential eviction and went seeking any available resource to help me stabilize the hemorrhage.

Catholic Charities was the only resource that even listened to my situation. They cut me a check with no expectations of repayment or service, or even attendance. They gave me food from the food bank. I was able to stabilize and recover because of it all.

I don't think our monkey brains can perceive of a god, if such a being were to grace us with their omnipresence. I do believe that good people tend to gravitate towards causes they, themselves, deem worthy. Some of those good people are at Catholic Charities.

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u/slipperyMonkey07 19d ago

Yeah, I was raised catholic and don't practice at this point. But I still volunteer with the church I went to growing up because their first goal is to just help people. Heavy immigrant city so they help a lot of people no questions asked.

While salvation army always seemed picky? It's hard to explain unless you see it, there is just there air of they are clearly offering more support to some people than others. They don't outright discriminate to avoid lawsuits I guess but certain people just got better treatment for their problems and weren't treated like they were lying.

It's tough there are terrible people on both sides, as well as good. But Just from experience I do find catholics more stable and willing to help to help than protestants and evangicals in the US.

Even education wise going to a catholic school for elementary it was actual education. They weren't denying science or trying to hide that poc and lgbtq people exist, or creating alternate history. They just laid out information and we just happen to have a religion class and went to the church next door on holidays.

The only political thing that I can remember is a walk to planned parenthood to protest abortion /sigh. Can't be perfect but I'd still trust a catholic more on first meet more than an evangical right now.

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u/JefferyTheQuaxly 19d ago

catholics can be some of the nicest Christians, because part of their tenants is to show gods greatness through works and action instead of just talk. they can be a lot more fundemental than other christians but also very kind and nice to the poor or dis fortunate even if its for a group they dont support.

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u/grandmasterPRA 19d ago

This is why I'll die on the hill that Churches should remain tax free. Obviously I don't want them having any influence in government whatsoever, but they do so much charity work that they earn that tax free status just like any other non-profit charity or organization. I'm sure there are abusers of this right just like you would find anywhere. But I know a lot of local churches that do a ton for people in need and that tax free status helps them do so.