Catholic Fund Cuts Off Aid Over Groups’ Affiliations

[lanlady]

Source: NY Times

DENVER — For three years now, Compañeros, a small nonprofit organization in rural southwestern Colorado, has received thousands of dollars from the Roman Catholic Church to help poor Hispanic immigrants with basic needs including access to health care and guidance on local laws.

But in February, the group was informed by a representative from the Diocese of Pueblo that its financing from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, an arm of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops devoted to ending poverty, was in danger.

The problem, the diocesan liaison explained, was Compañeros’s membership in an immigrant rights coalition that had joined forces with a statewide gay and lesbian advocacy group, recounted Nicole Mosher, Compañeros’s executive director.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/us/catholic-fund-heightens-scrutiny-of-recipients-ties.html?hp

[fightthegoodfightnow]

1. Sad

Thank you for posting. I saw this story as well.

Catholic Church is just desperate. Using their 'logic' no one should give to an organization who has more convicted pepophiles than any other ....religion.

[southernyankeebelle]

2. Black mail huh? They is why I never ever give to the catholic church. Next it will be if you

side with plan parenthoop we will cut ties. I am sure they will be able to get financial help with others when they find out. Especially with the gay community.

[babylonsister]

3. Are you F*cking kidding me???? Disgusting. All god's children doesn't apply?

Ugh. Disgusted.

[DocMac]

4. Faith based government funding should be axed.

I'm going to put my feelings about this on simmer.

When can we start taxing chruches and when can we get them out of government???

I don't mind the teacings of Jesus...i'm on board with much of that. When will ANY church follow the teachings of Jesus?

[benld74]

5. Donations to the Roman Catholic Church decreasing in 3,2,1,,,,

[alp227]

6. That's alright, this church and others will fade in relevancy in the future.

[starfox172]

7. the hypocrisy of my childgood religion never ceases to astound me

or is it not that astounding?

[Dawson Leery]

8. Clearly not a Christian Church.

[Proletariatprincess]

10. Of course it's a christian church...

we need to stop using christian and good as synonyms. God is not great, and Christian is not virtuous. There is not test for belief. I never heard of card carrying christians.

[Dawson Leery]

15. We agree on the matter that "Christian" does not always = good.

The RCC along with the Evangelicals profess such goodness, yet their churches have failed to produce as such.

[Humanist_Activist]

12. I have yet to see a "true" Christian church, or even a true Christian, they seemed to not exist. n/t

[starfox172]

9. childhood*

[Humanist_Activist]

11. Religious money always comes with strings attached, that's why religious charity...

is a bad idea.

[Hulk]

13. I have officially thrown my last penny into the collection....

Born and raised Catholic....raised all four of my children in Catholic schools up through high school; married a Mexican Catholic and live in a Catholic environment...I have OFFICIALLY tossed my last penny into the collection basket of this corrupt and f*cked up Church. Enough is enough.

Not only do they persecute my party members, but they have a history of persecution and standing on the side of ignorance and evil. From the Inquisition, to the covering up of molesting children...I am thoroughly ashamed of the Catholic Church. Hypocrites and ignorant butt holes.

I'm angry...and I'm finished with the Church I grew up in. They have morphed like the repukkke party....evil and hypocritical.

[Arugula Latte]

20. Good for you!

They hate women, they hate gays, they cover for child rapists ... Why be a part of that evil?

[lunasun]

14. how loving of them! uughh

[madrchsod]

16. the same people who had jesus nailed to the cross...

the catholic church is the oldest criminal organization in history. directly and indirectly responsible for tens of millions of deaths across the world. since it is a foreign state religion the usa should strip the church of it`s tax exemption.

[qb]

17. Headline I'd like to see: US Cuts off Catholic Church's Nonprofit Status Over Church's Jackassery.

[olegramps]

18. Nice tactic. Starve them into submission.

[Arugula Latte]

19. I think it's about time the Catholic Church were put on the Hate Groups list.

What a miserable P.O.S. institution.

[Pachamama]

21. Happy Good Friday!!!!

Got to love that Catholic Church!!!!