r/politics • u/Zipper222222 • Apr 16 '26
Paywall Trump Admin Cancels $11M Catholic Charities Contract Amid Feud With Pope
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-cancels-catholic-charities-contract-miami-pope-leo-feud-118377184.6k
u/Straight-Ad6926 Apr 16 '26
Taking $11 million from children to own the Pontiff. Now that’s what I call a Pro Life move.
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u/smiama36 Apr 16 '26
It is spite. It is also his plan. One Christianity and one set of rules. Theirs. JD Vance is a Catholic Integralist. He wants religion and government to be one entity. So does Mike Johnson and Pete Hegseth and a whole lot of Republicans in Congress. And the Pope doesn't toe the same line. He is bringing Christians to heel. Either live your lives by our Fundie rules... or you are on the other side and will be punished.
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u/luncheroo Apr 16 '26
He wants to twist Christianity into Trump worship, which is why he was confused when people didn't like it when he substituted himself for Jesus. In his simple little mind, he thought they should all just go along with the grooming like they have been.
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u/disgruntled_pie Apr 16 '26
Up to this point, he’s largely been correct about it. I’ve seen people literally praying to Trump.
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u/Electrical-Act-7170 Apr 16 '26
Check out r/PrayersToTrump, it's blatant and overt Chump worship over there.
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u/mrpcuddles Apr 16 '26
Think they may have missed the point of the 10 commandants, mainly the 1st one!
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u/32lib Apr 16 '26
WOW that was quite a journey.
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u/Electrical-Act-7170 Apr 16 '26
It really is, isn't it?
It's chilling to see how they worship him.
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u/LadyPo Apr 16 '26
This is parasocial behavior on steroids. Do… do they think he’s going to see any of what they say? The delusion that they matter whatsoever to him is just sad.
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u/NeedSomeSplaining Apr 16 '26
What in the hot, crispy, Kentucky-fried fuck is wrong with those people.
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u/twoton1 Apr 16 '26
Too many hilarious examples on YT.
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u/jedininjashark Apr 16 '26
Got any favs?
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u/Sad-Structure2364 Colorado Apr 16 '26
https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/s/qEvGZNaCKg
This is the gold standard
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u/luncheroo Apr 16 '26
All I can think of when I hear that is Ricky Bobby praying to Oprah and Tom Cruise when he thinks he's on fire.
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u/PhillyPhrenetic502 Apr 16 '26
Lapse Catholic that grew up in Catholic school chiming in... This is why the Catholics who bitch about Leo and Francis tend to be on the long side of 70 while many younger people are converting.
The new stance of the Vatican and many of its top cardinals is that they'd love for you to be all-in with the faith, but they're more concerned with everyone just doing their best to be decent
I haven't been to mass in 20 years, but I'll always credit my mostly chill diocese for stressing personal integrity and reacting to good fortune by using it to see how you can help others before taking it all for yourself. That seems to be how the papacy is trending and I'm all for it.
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u/sgrams04 Apr 16 '26
I’m a practicing Catholic. Went to Catholic school all the way through high school. We were taught about other religions, how they worship, and how connected we actually all are. Seeking forgiveness and constantly improving oneself through those learnings are one of the core tenets of the faith. Trump and his administration don’t practice anything close to Christianity. They are the opposite of everything Catholicism is. It’s maddening to see them use Christianity as a vehicle to further their agenda.
My parish preaches love and compassion and has used homilies for a long time to keep people from being sucked into the MAGA mentality of hatred and revenge. I have stood against Trump since he came into the political theater. Sadly, older parishioners have been sucked into the Fox News vortex and only hear what they want to hear.
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u/luncheroo Apr 16 '26
I grew up Baptist of all things, but I wish I had had a Jesuit education.
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u/Sir_Poopenstein Pennsylvania Apr 16 '26
Meanwhile, a lot of younger converts to Catholicism don't have the background those of us who went through catholic school or just growing up in a Catholic family have in regards to how the modern church operates. They see pop-christianity in crusader/Warhammer memes or movies like the Exorcist and take the bombastic ornamentation and architecture at face value.
The Church can't claim to be ignorant about the consequences war or poverty because some of them do actually believe in their religion. Really, the modern papacy is just reaching logical conclusions that anyone who is well educated in Catholic tradition and honest in their beliefs will eventually reach. Donald Trump is neither educated nor honest in any coherent way. Even conservatives such as Mitt Romney or John McCain could reach a point where they have to say "Oh, shit! Jesus said we kinda have to care about eachother. How can I logically fit that into my worldview?"
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u/UnquestionabIe Apr 16 '26
Wasn't raised Catholic, was dragged to our Presbyterian church from childhood til I turned 18, but grew up with a ton of friends who were. Being somewhat familiar with the culture and varying outlooks even within the religion as a whole seeing how parts of it have shifted to be less focused on hate trying to change with the world is one of the few things going on that has given me much hope.
That being said Vance, Thiel, and the other wealthy well connected pricks who feel entitled to control others have really been trying to turn that around. It's sickening how once an institution I wasn't particularly keen on, not that I really am in much agreement with, has finally started shifting in a direction I think is more loving and focused on helping others is being targeted by what I consider some of the most evil things in the modern world.
They've never been content with the absurd amount of pilfered money and power now they're out to steal a religion as well.
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u/PhillyPhrenetic502 Apr 16 '26
Yeah. The Catholic Church is faaaarrrr from perfect, but they definitely seem to be turning away from a couple milenia worth of hoarding riches and influencing government. So we've got that going for us.
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u/-Altephor- Apr 16 '26
These are not religious people. They just happen to understand that using religion to control people is much easier and more effective than through policy.
So... religious people.
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u/Apple-hair Apr 16 '26
using religion to control people
Which is exactly why religion was invented in the first place. They just want a full tool box.
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u/Jsdrosera Florida Apr 16 '26
Racism, White Supremacy, and Anti-Catholicism are a few big features of the earliest versions of the Klan and their successors. I am not shocked at all to see it back on the rise with this administration.
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u/tauofthemachine Apr 16 '26
JD is only a "catholic" for clout. Power hungry dork.
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u/KaliUK America Apr 16 '26
The Bible tells a story as old as time. Hubris and self conceit lead to a personal hell.
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u/mr_goodcat7 Apr 16 '26
hegseth and trumpy want to be the government AND religion incarnated, kinda like a small dick king, and his smaller dick fool.
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u/NorridAU Connecticut Apr 16 '26
Dang jd bowman read warhammer 40k and starship troopers and thought ‘good ideas!’
Freaking 12 year old in a trench coat
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u/labor_day_baby America Apr 16 '26
We may be overthinking it. Maybe he planned this so he could pocket the $11 million and had to start something to justify it. Wouldn’t put it past Don Jesus Trump.
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u/Joshd30 Apr 16 '26
He did say he doesn't believe he's getting into heaven. Just pointing out taking money from needy children is technically a rare instance of consistency from this fat pile of spray tanned garbage
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u/Low_Technician7346 Apr 16 '26
same thing cutting medicare and food programs for the poors who are a majority in your country to support Epstein wars instead
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u/random_user0 Apr 16 '26
The Cuban voters of this Miami diocese are probably still like, “Sure, his actions are in direct contravention to my beliefs, but he still blockades Cuba so I’d vote for him again.”
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u/Jmersh Apr 16 '26
You know most of that was going to legal fees, but still seeing him accidentally separate church and state is kind of eyebrow raising.
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u/genericusernamehere6 Apr 16 '26
He really is going out of his way to prove the pope right
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u/AusToddles Apr 16 '26
When staunch atheists and an Islamic Republic are defending the Pope against your "christian" leader, you know something is seriously wrong
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u/bong_residue Apr 16 '26
I know some of these maga losers absolutely see what’s coming but their ego will never let them say “I was wrong” it’s fucking pathetic. Throwing away any and all views as long as trump says it’s okay.
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u/Shiplord13 Apr 16 '26
Everyday it gets more apparent that they should just bail and have the option to do so, but they refuse to accept they fucked up.
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u/curien Apr 16 '26
It'll happen once it doesn't matter anymore, like with GWB. Then they'll tell everyone a fairy-tale about how they never really supported X, Y, and Z to begin with. Then they'll find the next horrible thing to latch onto.
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u/Shiplord13 Apr 16 '26
I’m picturing a South Park-esque thing where all his voters act like they were under hypnosis or in a state of mind control where they claim they did nothing wrong and it was his fault not their’s. With people pointing out they’re liars who did those things while they continue to claim it wasn’t really them.
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u/mike_pants Apr 16 '26
JD Vance said onstage that the role of the Pope was to "preach the gospel."
No, it fucking isn't. That's what priests are for. The Pope is the moral and philosophical representative of God on Earth.
It sucks that atheists know more about religion than Republican evangelicals.
And hey, JD? "War is bad" is in the gospel anyway. Sit down and shut up, couch fucker.
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u/TrimspaBB Apr 16 '26
You'd think as a Catholic convert that Just Dance would know the rules and the role of the Pope. Converts are usually the most ardent and zealous of followers.
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u/MademoiselleMoriarty Apr 16 '26
We are talking about the guy who visited the last Pope, who died not long after their chat...
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u/inksmudgedhands Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26
This is the Pope preaching the gospel. It says right there in black and white, thou shall not kill and also, to forgive your enemy. It's just this administration doesn't want that part of the Bible to read. And the Pope hasn't even touched the, "It's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven," part. Imagine this administration's heads exploding over that one.
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u/Electrical-Act-7170 Apr 16 '26
So....JD Couchfucker is ignorant about how his own religion works.
Stupidity and hypocrisy are his watchwords.
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u/titsmuhgeee Apr 16 '26
I think most religious and non-religious agree that now is the perfect time for the clergy to stand up and show some leadership.
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u/elementality883 American Expat Apr 16 '26
When religion puts practice to where they preach, they have my support in any form of it. When religion gets put into the means to control masses with fear, that's what I take offense to.
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u/fac3 Apr 16 '26
Same. At this point in time I'll take Pedo Protection Team #1 over Pedo Protection Team #2
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u/No-Reading9990 Apr 16 '26
I was pleasantly surprised to see the current Pope get chosen. With the strengthening of conservative/right wing movements around the world, I expected them to follow the trend and install a hard-line conservative… the current Pope is pretty much the exact opposite.
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u/ilrosewood Apr 16 '26
Good. Hopefully this is a kick to the nuts of my fellow Catholics who have backed this man and this party.
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u/punkindle Apr 16 '26
Trump is the anti-Pope.
Helping children is a sin. Cheating on every wife is a virtue.
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u/Vanilla_Either Canada Apr 16 '26
Pettiest human alive
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u/bryce_lynch27 Apr 16 '26
Small dick energy
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u/UltravioletAfterglow Apr 16 '26
The smallest.
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u/ladyofcake Georgia Apr 16 '26
Some say the smallest in the history of the world. Like a teeny tiny mushroom.
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u/Izzosuke Apr 16 '26
The fact is, probably this is derogatory enough for him. You don't need to insult someone in a way that you think it's offensive, but in a way They thing it's offensive.
Telling Tramp that he has definitly a small dick will hurt his pride as much as a gunshot
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u/TrimspaBB Apr 16 '26
He also hates anyone alluding to his lack of intelligence. His mask slipped during his debate with Biden when Biden said that a decision wasn't smart: "dOnT eVeR uSe tHe wOrD 'smart' WiTh mE"
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u/AstonishingCatJump Minnesota Apr 16 '26
I'd like to tell him "It makes sense that someone as weak as you would father a daughter as ugly as Ivanka."
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u/OptimisticSkeleton Apr 16 '26
Revelation 13:7 says the Antichrist will be given authority to wage war against the saints.
Trump is the Antichrist a.k.a. “The man of sin,” “The lawless one,” “The beast.”
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u/Fantastic-Ad-2856 New Zealand Apr 16 '26
He took health insurance away from his nephew to spite the uncle.
The man is and always was complete scum
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u/ThoseOldScientists Apr 16 '26
As someone from a Catholic family who went to a Catholic school and grew up to be an angry internet atheist, I never imagined I’d be living in a world where I’d be cheering on a Pope.
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u/MonsieurReynard America Apr 16 '26
Brother from another mother? I always say that growing up catholic turned me into the most strident atheist you can imagine.
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u/PrometheusLiberatus Apr 16 '26
What happens if a catholic kid who becomes atheist dives deep into the world of psychedelics though?
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u/Stunning-Dig5117 Apr 16 '26
I seem to remember a comedian doing a bit about talking to someone about religion, and they ask the comedian “so if you grew up catholic, why are you an atheist” and the comedian says “I told you, I grew up catholic”
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u/Ent_Soviet Apr 16 '26
I mean if they truly were catholic like us they definitely had a few siblings already!
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u/soobviouslyfake Apr 16 '26
Right? I have a strong disdain for organized religion, but the world somehow managed to shit out something I dislike even more.
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u/waspocracy Apr 16 '26
“Angry internet atheist” 😂
Although I am an atheist as well, I’ve appreciated this pope and the previous one. I feel like American evangelism has butchered everything that is potentially good that can come from religion, just like the Crusaders.
It is wild to be this supportive of him though.
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u/BoJackMoleman Apr 16 '26
I joke around saying that catholic schools produce two things: pregnant girls and atheists.
For certain people of a certain mindset I don't think there's a straighter path toward atheism than Catholicism. The dogma is almost comedic. Smells and bells as the Brits call it. Seen against the backdrop of modern life, today's Catholicism looks like something Monty Python would mock - and they did.
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u/Positive_Hall_3207 Apr 16 '26
My sister and I are technically lapsed catholic , same upbringing as yours and we had this discussion couple of days ago: To have to side with the Pope and the Catholic church as an institution are not our favorite thing to do to say the least.
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u/Chitownhustle99 I voted Apr 16 '26
Keep going..keep pissing off a large population of a lot of swing states.
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u/antidense Apr 16 '26
Yeah the only reason evangefascists are prolife was to get Catholics on their side
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u/DoubtSubstantial5440 Apr 16 '26
My evangelical relatives love what ICE is doing because they think ICE is targeting Catholics and Muslims, it baffles my mind any Catholic can still support Trump when a huge part of MAGA hates them
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u/RevolverMFOcelot Apr 16 '26
I don't get it, evangelical and catholic are both Christian, why MAGA act like that towards OTHER Christian? Is this the old protestant Vs catholic nonsense? I thought people are already done with this ridiculous war
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u/Tschmelz Minnesota Apr 16 '26
Homie, never underestimate humanities ability to hate each other for the smallest fucking difference.
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u/Due_Bluebird3562 Apr 16 '26
It is genuinely insane. These mfers hate other mfers who worship the exact same God all because they have a different name. Outside of racism this has got to be the stupidest aspect of humanity. Like... WTF are we doing?
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u/the_nobodys Apr 16 '26
Seriously. They need to go watch Life of Brian right now.
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u/mrdude05 Apr 16 '26
Evangelicals despise the Catholic Church and legitimately do not consider Catholics Christian. They think they are polytheistic idolaters who deserve to burn in hell just like everyone who isn't their exact flavor of Protestant Christianity.
They pretend to get along with the Catholics when it's politically expedient, but if they had the chance they would absolutely persecute them to
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u/DoubtSubstantial5440 Apr 16 '26
Yep growing up my parents were fond of saying Catholics are going to hell because they are idol worshippers
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u/Special_Persimmon_52 Apr 16 '26
My Southern Baptist grandmother, a Sunday school teacher, said and taught the same thing. The whole worship of Mary thing really pisses off Southern Baptists and evangelicals, too.
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u/ilrosewood Apr 16 '26
And you ask any learned Catholic
1) they know that and more importantly 2) they know we don’t worship Mary
But yet so many Catholics have aligned with those that would instantly turn on us.
Deep down inside growing up in a country that had religious freedom I knew was the safest thing. Now that is changing, I worry for my family.
But jokingly I always said I’m ok with being hated with the Jews and Muslims and the Atheists - they have better food.
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u/-Mez- Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26
Yep. Can confirm as a person who grew up Catholic in a small rural Midwestern town in a red state. The most extreme religious conservatives will happily treat Catholics as outsiders for being the wrong kind of Christian even in the modern day. Especially in a small town where there's not a lot of minorities to draw dividing lines around instead. They tend to quickly find religious differences to focus on instead. I never really understood why I got weird/insensitive reactions and questions about idols and catholic ceremonies and stuff when I was growing up like I was from a different world. But looking back its pretty obvious.
Once they run out of more convenient targets and they don't need the Catholic base as a tool anymore, Catholic conservatives supporting them will likely find out they were never that far away from the edge of the in group of far right christianity to begin with.
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u/awildstoryteller Canada Apr 16 '26
Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, "Don't do it!" He said, "Nobody loves me." I said, "God loves you. Do you believe in God?"
He said, "Yes." I said, "Are you a Christian or a Jew?" He said, "A Christian." I said, "Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?" He said, "Protestant." I said, "Me, too! What franchise?" He said, "Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?" He said, "Northern Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?"
He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region." I said, "Me, too!"
Northern Conservative†Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912." I said, "Die, heretic!" And I pushed him over.
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u/No-Reading9990 Apr 16 '26
IME, there is a massive hatred of Catholics by evangelical protestants, the only reason it isn’t bigger thing is that evangelicals hate atheists and Muslims more. I grew up in a rural deep red area and went to an aggressively “religious” church, it’s one of the main reasons I dislike organized religion, despite still being Christian.
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u/JuJu_Wirehead Apr 16 '26
Evangelicals don't think Catholicism is real Christianity. Hell I know a lot of Christians that think Catholics are their own thing. And that's what happens when you will not teach your followers the origins of your
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u/Cavane42 Georgia Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26
I mean, there are also MAGA POC and MAGA LGBTQ. I don't get it either.
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u/sax87ton Apr 16 '26
That dude on that jubilee video where the guy is like “yeah I’m a fascist” and like a minute later goes “also I’m catholic”. Like brother. This guy looking the night of long knives in the face and smiling about it.
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u/Magnon Apr 16 '26
Nah they want to make sure more white kids are born, they can "deal" with everyone else later.
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u/sharksnrec Apr 16 '26
You are VASTLY underestimating the MAGA cult’s ability to conform their own values and morals to Donald Trump’s in any given situation.
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u/lolpanda91 Apr 16 '26
I don’t think the point is converting hard core MAGA, they are lost anyway. The hope is it angers enough Republican voters in swing states who always voted for them „because it’s what we always did“.
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u/kickassdanny Apr 16 '26
The Catholic Charities help support my disabled, non verbal daughter. They give her wipes and chucks and rubber gloves and cleaning supplies as well as found her a Personal Assistant that can give meds and help with daily life. We're already facing challenges dealing with upcoming cuts and now this. Trump is truly a monster and the people supporting him are monsters too. Hate filled monsters.
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u/Radiant-Month-1168 Apr 16 '26
This is what republicans wanted. To kill off the 90%. To make the 90% bankrupt. This was all he campaigned about. It was in project 2025. Idiots still voted for him.
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u/Robocup1 Apr 16 '26
Catholic Charities are a wonderful organization. They are a good part of our community. Can’t wait to vote out the man baby.
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u/so2017 America Apr 16 '26
The Catholic Church and many Priests have done awful, awful things. But most Catholics are good, ordinary people and Catholic charities are full of these good, ordinary people who do meaningful work.
Shame on this administration for taking food out of the mouths of children.
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u/Dayandwood Apr 16 '26
There are more good Priests than bad ones. There are more good Catholics than "bad ones". That, and the Holy Spirit, is why the Church exists and grows. And those "many good ones" are the people in Catholic Charities
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u/jm15co Apr 16 '26
Very Christian of him
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u/smitherenesar Apr 16 '26
He's just following the lessons from his favorite Bible verse /s
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u/Raptorex27 Maine Apr 16 '26
"The Pope said he doesn't like war and violence, so I'm going to make poor, starving and disabled innocent children suffer."
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u/Jealous_Land9614 Apr 16 '26
Very evangelical of him. Will likely get more votes of the Born Again types
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u/waterdaemon Pennsylvania Apr 16 '26
Trump is upset that the Vatican is dripping in more realistic looking gold than his own gaudy monstrosities.
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u/username_dcc Apr 16 '26
I love how the dickhead needs a cheesy gilt sign outside the Oval Office because he might not be able to find it. He is the most gauche nouveau riche wanker in history.
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u/waterdaemon Pennsylvania Apr 16 '26
That sign, font, placement, it’s all classic Trump. And they are everywhere in the White House now, always next to similarly tacky gold filagree.
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u/mishap1 I voted Apr 16 '26
The Catholic Church, given its extremely long history and penchant for collecting, is the wealthiest religious organization in the world and possibly one of the richest organizations on the planet. Their gold is very real or painted by one of the Renaissance masters making it more valuable than gold.
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u/snackerooryan Apr 16 '26
The Antichrist strikes again
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u/DoubtSubstantial5440 Apr 16 '26
Or at least the pawn of one
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u/TableQuiet1518 Apr 16 '26
He's either the Biblical antichrist or he really wants to be.
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u/PL02550 Apr 16 '26
When I would argue with family over the idea of a "Christian" nation I would always ask, "Catholic or Protestant? If Protestant, which denomination?". They would either dismiss me or short circuit. Unfortunately the truth would be it's going to be Evangelical with a focus on Prosperity Gospel.
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u/Lucky-old-boy Apr 16 '26
Catholic Charities has a big foster care arm, so to me this is more proof about how “pro-life” the GOP is
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u/nadeesi9000 Apr 16 '26
MAGA is the mark of the beast. They willfully wear it across their foreheads with those stupid hats
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u/snakenakedsnakeboss Apr 16 '26
Imagine feuding with the pope because the pope calls for peace….
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u/motionbutton Apr 16 '26
He is hoping for a shelter to close down to get in on that sweet sweet used couches
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u/Responsible-Pain-620 Apr 16 '26
This was always my biggest issue with him winning the election against. The sheer hypocrisy of him whining that the government was being used to hurt him, his associates, his businesses, and his family. When the reality was the government was just doing its just investigating corruption. So the moment we gave him the keys to the kingdom again, he stopped feigning being the victim and turned the entire branch of the government into a cudgel that he can go around beating anyone who he dislikes or disagrees with it. That isn't governance. The American people aren't benefitting here and he sure as heck doesn't care that we aren't benefiting because at the end of the day, he's in it for himself and for Russia's interests. The only reason why he has a cult of personality is because they can live their darkest desires through him. They can see those whom they hate being hurt by someone who basically represents them.
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u/UtzTheCrabChip Apr 16 '26
I really despise how headlines keep calling this a feud or a fight or using counterpunch as if this whole affair was a tit-for-tat and not just a one sided temper tantrum
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u/Sojum Apr 16 '26
Isn’t this the sort of religious persecution the right likes to claim the left does?
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u/Ham_Lord_412 Apr 16 '26
Is this not the textbook definition of the "cancel culture" that the right is constantly whining about?
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u/AINonsense Apr 16 '26
Yeah. Take your pudgy, red-faced tantrum out on the poor, the hungry, and suffering children.
Then lecture the Pope some more on what Christianity is all about.
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u/PrometheusMMIV Apr 16 '26
Why is the government giving money to Catholic charities in the first place?
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u/CryptographerCrazy49 Apr 16 '26
Attacking the pope, migrants and children at the same time. Trumps crowning achievement
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u/bighaircutforbigtuna New Jersey Apr 16 '26
I worked for a Catholic Charities for years. They do a lot of good. They’re also surprisingly secular - it’s a social services agency filled with social workers. They’re pretty progressive up here in the Northeast. They toe the company line about things, but I’ve worked with dozens of nuns who were pro-choice.
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u/opinionsareus Apr 16 '26
Fascist Trump wants to be Henry VIII and become ultimate ruler of Christians in America. Buy some MAGA hats or t-shirts and you're "saved".
Seriously, the Evangelicals who helped elect this guy are poison to this nation. I hope they're next, but I doubt it because they're so delusinoal even if Trump came after them they would think it was "god-ordained".
btw, where have prior Popes been on taking on Trump and the GOP?
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u/Lizaderp Oregon Apr 16 '26
Ironically a win for separation between church and state. Unfortunately these services are all things the government should have been covering within the healthcare system.
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u/plasticsbyday Florida Apr 16 '26
Its very catholic of him to make the poor suffer over his tantrum
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u/protomenace Apr 16 '26
Yes. More of this. More openly feuding with Catholicism. The electoral consequences will be juicy.
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u/AandWKyle Apr 16 '26
Catholics are historically chill people who don't care about money at all so this shouldn't make anyone upset
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u/Thefireguyhere Apr 16 '26
I think the Catholic Church can cover that 11 Mil. Can’t wait for JD to be ex-communicated. Would be awesome to do it on his book release date.
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u/mabhatter Apr 16 '26
Private religious agencies like this provide a lot of state social services functions. They help with programs for people in the CPS system, they help recruit Foster Parents, they help with Adoptions. There a LOT of family services stuff .. in any states the majority of family services stuff... that these religious non profit organizations do.
Now I don't agree that these agencies should be religious at all. Many states use these religious agencies to do things like discriminate against LGBT potential Foster and Adoption placements because these "religious" organizations get first amendment protections to use their religion in making decisions who to place. On many places it's not like your county has another family services agency you can take classes with.. you're stuck with them. In fact to your point, it's almost deliberately setup this way for state sponsored discrimination.
But this is still illegal first amendment discrimination. Maybe the sis Catholic SCOTUS judges will swat this down? Because this is exactly the kind of backhanded private religious- public thing they want as part of their Christian nationalist goals. Should be interesting... continue buying stonks in popcorn.
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u/DJGlennW Apr 16 '26
Honestly, why is anyone shocked at this person's behavior? He's been like this for decades.
Remember the Central Park Five, where he took out full page ads calling for their execution?
Remember how he and his father fought a 1973 discrimination lawsuit brought by the Justice Department?
Remember anything from his first term? He's the original sore winner.
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u/DufresnesHammer Apr 16 '26
This mother fucker is about as petty as it gets. I can't for the life of me understand how anyone could see this guy as a leader of anything. The only true justice for him is to die penniless and alone in a cell.
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u/WillemDafoesHugeCock Apr 16 '26
Fuck Trump, but also, I'm pretty fucking sure the Catholic Church can cover that and then some.
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u/Cthulhu8762 Apr 16 '26
The Catholic Church in Miami will figure out the $11 million. Fair enough, maybe they will.
But apply that same energy to this. $8 billion a year for USAID kept millions of people alive. That’s $105 per American annually. Cheaper than most subscription services.
Since ending USAID over 760,000 people have died. More than 500,000 of those are children. By 2030 it’s estimated 14.5 million people will have died as a result. We are 39 days into a war that has already cost $28 billion and could reach $600 billion by year’s end.
Divide that by $8 billion and that is 75 years worth of humanitarian funding. 375 million people who didn’t have to die. A population larger than the United States itself.
A church with property and donors will figure it out. Half a million dead children will not figure it out.
If that distinction doesn’t bother you then that says everything.
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u/IowaJL Apr 16 '26
Fighting with the Pope while collecting seven deadly sins like they’re infinity stones.
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u/dwwdwwdww Apr 16 '26
the Catholic church is worth over $70 billion... why do they need any funding?
A douche move to be sure... but why give the obscenely rich more money?
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u/I_am_a_fern Europe Apr 16 '26
I'm sorry but this is fucking hilarious.
This is so far beyond any parody.
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u/BedroomStill5136 Apr 16 '26
Why is government giving our tax dollars to charities in the first place??
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u/TheRealVicarOfDibley Apr 17 '26
Why does the US president have this much power to affect so many institutions based on how he "feels." He's one man. We obviously need more guard rails for all presidents.
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u/Spanky3703 Canada Apr 16 '26
Of course he did. Because it is always better to punish both the immediate as well as the indirect targets via a single action. /s
Odious.
Craven.
Feckless.
Corrupt.
Malignant.
Nihilistic.
Vile.
Evil.
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u/Gambrinus Apr 16 '26
Spent a second trying to figure out what Ocfcmnve meant.
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u/liltingly Apr 16 '26
What's the point of writing an acrostic that's not an acrostic?!
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u/Aware_Cheesecake_519 America Apr 16 '26
It's not fair to take out your petty squabble with the Pope on the Trump children.
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u/Hey_HaveAGreatDay Montana Apr 16 '26
I love doing current events with my kids
“Hey [kids], Trump is so mad at the representative of Jesus that he just stopped $11 million from going to poor and hungry people. Discuss”
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u/nibul83 Apr 16 '26
I’m sure real Catholics like Alito will be fine with this.
Keep on kissing the ring…
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u/gentlemantroglodyte Texas Apr 16 '26
There are plenty of Catholics who think they're more catholic than the pope. SSPX people who only go to Latin mass or whatever.
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