Catholic Church spent $2m to fight child sex abuse reform bill
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I do indeed believe that Catholic people should have their voices heard. I absolutely do not believe it is proper for a tax-exempt organization to spend $2M to lobby for the benefit of the organization, not necessarily for the benefit of the members.
Let the Catholic people organize letter writing campaigns, demonstrations at the State Capitol, sit-ins at the legislature, etc. Have the Knights of Columbus show up in their uniforms, run some specials on EWTN, start some discussions and post form letters on Catholic Answers, etc. The Church should not be spending money this way.
I wish the IRS would come down on a few non-profits that break the rules so people would know the rules are real. My opinion is that the IRS would do that if the non-profit wasn't a religious organization, but they have historically looked the other way when churches do this.
You're certainly entitled to that opinion. I would actually agree that it doesn't seem right. But the US Constitution and our legal system sees nothing wrong with that happening.
They're "actively seeking" to shape legislation because they KNOW they are the biggest offenders.
The 2 million is a drop in the bucket for them.
Exactly. They will spend $2 million now if it keeps them from paying out many more million later.
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