I took today off to finish drafting my ISCP package. With any luck, I will have it off my plate by the end of the weekend. I will go through that mess with you all as soon as it is emailed to go through a review for legal sufficiency.
But for now, I have a couple of links for you to read through. It seems that the church is spending a lot of parishioner money to prevent people from holding institutions accountable that have protected pedophiles in the past. And now they have to come clean that they are using parishioner donations (feigning shock) to do the dirty work at which they excel.
From NBC News:
Catholic Church spent $10 million on lobbyists in fight to stymie priest sex abuse suits
From the Washington Post:
W.Va. bishop gave powerful cardinals and other priests $350,000 in cash gifts before his ouster, church records show
My question is for those of you that still support the “Catholic Church”, is this how you want your money spent? I am sure you were probably thinking along the lines of “good works” or “charitable purposes”. I am sure the bishops are thinking along the lines of keeping the cash flow coming in, morals be damned. Lets face it, you are supporting Roman Collar Crime.
Just a reminder, the Catholic Church does not pay taxes. Your tax dollars also support these con artists.
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