Catholic Charities USA, the largest charitable organization run by the church, receives about 65 percent of its annual budget from state and federal governments, making it an arm of the federal welfare state, said Brian Anderson, a researcher with the Manhattan Institute.
--- Washington Times, 9/24/15
The Catholic Church in the U.S. is no longer a religious institution. It is a political organization and massive taxpayer-funded racket.
7 posted on 10/25/2016 10:26:40 AM PDT by Alberta's Child
("Go ahead, bite the Big Apple ... don't mind the maggots.")
Separation of Church and state violation the atheists will not mention
9 posted on 10/25/2016 10:29:40 AM PDT by JudgemAll
(Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)