[tracer]

"Churches have passed the responsibility for the sick, poor, elderly, young, etc. on to government."

Depends on the church to which you refer....

[3Lean]

I feel pretty safe painting with a broad brush here. Name a church that tells it's members to forgoe welfare, food stamps, public education, etc. because the church is providing it instead.
Most churches do some of this work, but all do much less than used to be the norm.