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As If Money Were Their Gospel: US Bishops Sue Trump Administration

The U.S. bishops' conference (USCCB) has sued the Trump administration on Tuesday for halting funding to resettle illegal immigrants.

They accuse the government of 'violating federal law'. The lawsuit (below) states that the bishops "cannot sustain its programs without the millions in federal funding".

"At the time of the suspension, there were more than 6,700 refugees assigned to USCCB by the government that were still within their 90-day transition period. As a direct result of the suspension, USCCB has millions of dollars in pending, unpaid reimbursements for services already rendered to refugees and is accruing millions more each week-with no indication that any future reimbursements will be paid or that the program will ever resume", they write.

The bishops is still waiting for $13 million in reimbursements for expenses incurred before January 24, according to the lawsuit.

The bishops' immigration agency has sent layoff notices to 50 employees. Additional cuts are in local Catholic Charities offices that partner with the national office.

The U.S. bishops are so busy promoting illegal immigration that it comes as no surprise that they don't have time to proclaim the Gospel.

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USCCB sues Trump administration for halting funding for refugee resettlement

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Unbelievable...

tbswv

It's hitting them in the wallet. They need clueless new churchers to support their cushy lifestyle. Can you imagine any other these papered clerics to spend time with John the Baptist in the desert?

yuca2111

Jesus didn’t had anything to laid His Head on, but this guys sleep in their beds with no issues, as they sue the Trump admin for the money the need to continue the violation if federal law and magisterium.

Did Our Lord take the Romans or the Jews to court? This proves, beyond a shadow of a doubt, how corrupt and morally bankrupt the USCCB is. It does not give a rodent's butt about your salvation and your soul. All it wants is money and power. SHAME SHAME SHAME.

Lawsuit???? Do they even pray, celebrate the Eucharist and confess sinners? Why meddling in politics and social madness? Who placed them there?!!!

If they lose, it might force them to start teaching and preaching the Catholic faith again.

They have a pretty good point. If Congress appropriates money for X, then POTUS can't spend it on Y or refuse to spend it on X. If we don't want to fund NGOs to take care of asylum seekers and refugees, then Congress has to make that change in the law.

philosopher

Trump should sponsor a bill to defund Catholic heresy, I mean Charities.

"If Congress appropriates money"
I doubt Congress exercises any oversight. My understanding is that US AID has/had a free hand to do whatever it wanted.

@Mike the Pike Most people in the US are unconcerned about missing children, whether immigrants or not.

Think you referenced the wrong person.
Missing children is the central theme in the movie "Sound of Freedom". Based on a true story (still fiction). I did not want to watch it. Went with friends. It was disturbing. I assume (my speculation) the actual problem is much worse.

Where is their concern for the missing 200 000 plus children they helped traffick?

DrMaria

A very helpful analysis of this by Dr. Taylor Marshall and John Yep, of Catholics for Catholics: youtube.com/live/sgaQKG32HR8?si=Bi9dQQoSXRcBKLNM&cbrd=1&ucbcb=
@Live Mike

“So give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
But for the Bergoglian leftists, when it suits them, there is no separation of Church and State and they sue Caesar to continue stealing American taxes to support their anti-Catholic leftist agenda.
US Bishops Reveal Their True Colors By Suing Trump For Terminating Their Federal Funding Grift

yuca2111

I hope they lose their case... defund the corrupt catholic charities! 🇺🇲

I hope they lose. This is all about more than thirty pieces of silver.

John 12:6
Judas said this not because he had any concern for the poor but because he was a thief. He was in charge of the money bag, and he used to steal from it.

Perfectly said.

One more comment from la verdad prevalece

How shameless, as if a president were obliged to financially support the anti-Catholic pacts of a corrupt administration. They behave like parasites. Archbishop Viganò Calls for Forensic Audit of Catholic NGOs

All to discredit what people think is the catholic church

You can see it! What about these other commenters who are trashing the Church?

They are not trashing the Church, they are trashing corrupt mammon loving bishops and Catholic NGO's that have given shelter to criminals and child traffickers.

REFUGEES ARE NOT THE SAME AS UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.

Dr Bobus

Not undocumented, illegal.
A drug dealer is an undocumented pharmacist.

Yes, and that is my point! See how many "Catholics" condemn the bishops outright when the article clearly stated refugees? Imagine what would happen to you if your employer suddenly didn't pay you for your job? Oh wait, that is the Trump discount, right, bankruptcy! God bless you!

Dr Bobus

Trump discount?

@Dr Bobus Trump has a habit of bankrupting his ventures, and those who are not paid have to fight it in court and settle for less! That is called the "Trump discount." Unscrupulous business practices to say the very least! An IBEW signatory contractor filed suit against the Trump organization, Electrical contractor suing Trump Hotel for $2 million in unpaid bills , for skipping out on $2 million of work done on the luxury Washington D.C. hotel in the Old Post Office Building. God bless you!

@Jeffrey Ade srong support to your great opinion!! my graet online friend, brother Jeffrey!!! If someone commits a crime or does something insane, including violent Islamic extremists, they should be deported and punished, but frankly, there are many illegal immigrants, refugees, and resident aliens who have lived in the United States for a long time and have assimilated into this country without causing problems, and there are many who work hard in cathedrals, churches, and other Christian institutions.... There's a kind of consensus that we should have some tolerance for people who are living here and not causing problems, and if we were to kick them all out, it would be quite a blow to the American Catholic Church and to Christianity in general.... Add to that the fact that if another round of immigrant deportations occurs, many foreign priests and religious ministering in the U.S. could also be kicked out, and it's hard to see how it's wrong to express concern about this, because it would be so devastating.... I'm convinced that Trump's immigration policy is a circus for show and will not accomplish anything of substance, and will in fact cause tremendous damage to the Catholic and Christian churches. It's sad to see that despite these truths, there are still people who are orthodox Catholic and Christian people are who are simply in the wrong cult and unconditionally support Trump, JD Vance, and the current Republicans... Trump, J.D. Vance, and now the Republican Party would take in tons of immigrants and refugees if they were the kind of people they wanted....so we must avoid to praise to wrong Cultism!!!! after than.... Until the moment granted by our Lord Jesus Christ, whether it is this time or tomorrow, we must fight against all false ideologies, defending Orthodox teaching and the real truth!!! our Lord Sacred Heart of Jesus bless you, your family, and all your loved ones with His infinite grace always....Holy Mary, all Angels and Saints.. pray for us... Amen.. take care.. have a wonderful night...

philosopher

If you're a refugee, there is a process for that, and, the US is quite generous in offering this status. So, if one is a refugee, why break our laws by entering illegally and committing a crime. Why not be a good Catholic or Christian, and immigrate properly and legally. Entering illegally into a country is a crime, which if one is a Catholic is a sin. You are being disrespectful of the nation, it's laws, and people. You're spiting on the millions of refugees and immigrants who did it legally - the right way. Where is your charity?

They are using tithes to sue the government for tax dollars to traffic undocumented "refugees".
This is insanity.

Dr Bobus

I have a friend who is a refugee. Every year his drives his BMW to Florida to take refuge there from the cold midwestern winters.

It seems the refugees have legal status under US Government laws. So in this case the US Government is wrong. God bless you!

Dr Bobus

The progressives have changed the meaning of refugee. It's a Humpty Dumpty moment.

Quite right, progressives mean by refugee any poor person by US standards (and therefore economically oppressed) who wants to cross the border.

Government money is the only thing propping up the counterfeit conciliar church in America. I say pull the plug on funding, and let the fake church disappear.

If they lose, it might force them to return to the Catholic faith.