the Bishops think that Catholic Charities will get a big slice to take over social programs, just like Lutheran Services....
Sure; at that point they are just an arm of the government. That government can be hostile; it has demolished the Catholic education and healthcare system here in northern NJ. The Church here is more of a property manager (renting out vacant schools to public school districts).
Catholic Charities has already been getting large slices of the $$ pie...most recently with the “unaccompanied” *children* wave we had a few month ago.