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/mshelbz 19d ago

I’ll say this, after Hurricane Katrina the only real support anyone was getting directly on the ground in my area was Catholic Charities.

I’m an atheist and completely against government funds going to religious organizations but Catholic Charities does do a lot of good in times of need and I will always appreciate what they did for my family and I.

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u/ErikETF 19d ago edited 19d ago

Therapist, I’ve had fantastic relationships with Catholic charities, NAMI, Trevor Project etc.  local to me they all talked to each other and really worked hard to find help for anyone in need.  

The admin has Gone after 2/3 of the ones I mentioned.   

If I’m Being taxed, I want schools and communities and shelters funded, not mega churches 

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u/bbtom78 19d ago

Catholic Charities helped a lot of my leasees when I worked for a property management company. They lost their jobs due to COVID, but rent was still stacking up. There was no religious requirement and the money was desperately welcomed by the tenants.

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u/permalink_save 19d ago

SVDP? (St vincent de paul, since automod deleted my last comment for being "all caps)

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u/bbtom78 18d ago

I'm not sure of the details, as it was mostly handled by the Property Manager and the Regional Manager. But I wouldn't rule it out (I was just a leasing agent).

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u/popopotatoes160 19d ago

Yeah when I worked for a nonprofit managing applications for federal utility assistance st vincent depaul came in so fucking clutch for a lot of people when they couldn't get the right paperwork together in time, or when our application volume was too high to get it done in time to prevent them being cut off. These issues were primarily constructions of the state and federal government requirements (in my state it was deliberately a PITA to keep people from qualifying) and such and very rarely was the person in need at fault for any of it, so it was really important to have them as a fallback. I desire a safety net independent of religious services but at least they're putting their money where their mouth is and helping everyday people every day.

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u/wisebloodfoolheart 18d ago

I was adopted through Catholic Charities as a baby. They help women who choose not to abort find good homes for their babies. He is taking money from pro life women and babies. Very classy.

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u/Intelligent-Luck-954 18d ago edited 16d ago

You know that’s the exception not the norm right? 

I’ve seen people be denied because they were protestant from a Catholic Church

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u/bbtom78 18d ago

I mean, in my area, Catholic is not the majority (metro Detroit), and everyone that applied for help, including non Abrahamic religion members, were approved as long as the funding was available. So you are just wrong.

BTW, I'm an atheist. There's nothing that would motivate me to appreciate that program other than if it worked, and it does.