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Y'all thought I was kidding.......

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Get rid of their food source and they will leave. Treat your yard for the grubs they like to eat, and they will soon find new homes.

I'm of the opinion that if the safe itself is not enough of a deterrent (assuming it's a decent one and not a "locker"), then the thieves will get what they want anyway. But Your average meth head burglars are not going to get in your safe, unless they have hours/days to work at it. Cameras resolve that problem. An actual safe heist is probably an inside job.

So they are non-profits, independent of the Church. You've made my point. Finances (USAID or otherwise) and potential fraud of Catholic Charities has no cross over to the church. They are not a requirement of the Church proper, and their participation in parish ministries varies based on many things. That they may carry out a mission, on their own accord, that *should* align with the church is not an indictment.

I agree they should be defunded, I don't agree with their mission on immigration, and it does not actually align with church teaching anyway. That's my position as a Catholic, which is not in defiance of any Church teaching.

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Splitting hairs here… when there’s a worm in the apple, the whole apple is tarnished…
Been a Catholic my whole life. Been to Manresa over 25 years. Been to ACTS retreats…
The Catholic Church has long been infiltrated my Marxist…
The leadership is presently headed in the wrong d

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I believe I stated Duca was wrongfor writing what he did ....

The leadership of the church is always a concern, and always will be. There are Fr. James Martin type priests, and there are Fr. Mike Schmitz's. The truths of the Mass remain, however.

Read my reply above. There is nothing to investigate insofar as where the USAID money went. If it was used improperly by any NGO then absolutely prosecute. I have no love for the Catholic Charities organization as a whole.

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C'mon, you actually think people believe the ACCB has nothing to do with a clearly "Catholic" organization that raises hundreds of millions of dollars per year from the government? Don't be obtuse. Your argument is juvenile and inaccurate at best.

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Here's a spreadsheet of government money that goes to Catholic charities. Should be investigated

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There's nothing to investigate. That was USAID money going to a charity which is unaffiliated with the church. And for the record I'm completely for defunding them.

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Care to share which parish you attend so we can make the switch?

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I will not out my priest or parish, but he was not the only one. I know of multiple other priests in diocese of BR that did not read it. You should have no problem figuring out who......

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They are affiliated with the church

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They are not. The word "Catholic" may be in their name, and they may at times work "with" the church, but they are unaffiliated.

"Catholic Charities operates as a separate entity from the Catholic Church, providing services to anyone in need regardless of their faith. "

USCCB is not "the" church either. American Bishop's are entitled to their (often wrong) political opinions, but those opinions are not part of the magisterium of the church.

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We don't need a split. We simply need to run the church that Jesus gave us by its own rules and teachings. I've posted the CCC 2241 multiple times here. Just as the post Vatican 2 era gave us the liberal priests which are finally retiring, the church is self correcting. We may not hear it from Duca or even Pope Leo. However, the younger conservative priests give me great hope for the future of our church. In my own parish, the fact that the young priest chose not to read that letter is but one example.

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If we had a split in the church for traditional American Catholics

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Like anything in life, it depends. We had a grumpy arse of a mailman who wouldn't even wave to us at our old place. Now we have a younger girl who is super friendly and is happy to do her job. She's getting a gift.