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51. Diocese funds are a tiny fraction of Catholic Charities funding, most of which is taxpayer

Sun Apr 6, 2014, 01:31 PM

Apr 2014

money. Example, In 2010, Catholic Charities had revenues of $4.7 billion, $2.9 billion of which came from the US government. Only about $140 million came from donations from diocesan churches.
Catholic Charities has discriminated against LGBT often and in many ways, in fact they have frequently chosen to cut programs for all rather than be forced to include LGBT equally. In 2010, Catholic Charities of DC, for example, ended health benefits for employee's spouses to avoid including same sex couples.
So tell yourself stories if you wish, but do not expect them to go uncontested by those who know the facts.

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