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    1. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 4 Feb 2021

      THREAD: Despite having billions in cash and other funds, Roman Catholic dioceses in the U.S. took billions more from an emergency relief program for small businesses slammed by the coronavirus. Church officials say they needed the money to save jobs.http://apne.ws/dvHMcB3 

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    2. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 4 Feb 2021

      When the coronavirus pandemic besieged the U.S. economy, Washington hastily knit a safety net for small businesses called the Paycheck Protection Program. @ReeseDunklin & @MikeRezendes found the Roman Catholic Church was perhaps the biggest beneficiary.http://apne.ws/vRaqHj9 

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    3. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 4 Feb 2021

      The Catholic Church doesn’t sound like a small business. But a special exception the U.S. church helped lobby into the program’s rules made its thousands of parishes, schools and other affiliated entities eligible.pic.twitter.com/z7GEDD5Lj3

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    4. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 4 Feb 2021

      Using that break, Catholic churches, schools, offices and other entities received at least $3 billion from the paycheck program, @AP found. That was about as much as all faith-based recipients from the four religions with the next largest amounts.http://apne.ws/6h42srX 

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    5. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 4 Feb 2021

      When the coronavirus forced parishes to close, losing in-person Sunday collections as a result, church leaders predicted a staggering financial blow. Instead, @AP found mounting evidence that the finances of dioceses remained robust - or even improved.

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      The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 4 Feb 2021

      Catholic leaders said parishes and schools suffered financially when they were forced to close. Without paycheck program funds, they said, they would have had to slash jobs and curtail their charitable mission just when demand for services was spiking.http://apne.ws/FfGG6yw 

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        1. Dr. Q‏ @FrankVeritable 4 Feb 2021
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          Tax churches.

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        1. Ken Morrow‏ @Ken_Morrow 4 Feb 2021
          Replying to @AP

          Thoughts and prayers... #TaxChurches

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        1. Steven Parker‏ @SparkerSteven 4 Feb 2021
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          Pay it back!

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        1. Francis Bautista @ the dentist‏ @twitchykun 4 Feb 2021
          Replying to @AP

          Hey my church broke right now y’all better trickle that shit down

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        1. Maureen‏ @mctarf2 4 Feb 2021
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          How about they sell a few paintings from the Vatican? Just saying.. that’s what Jesus would do!

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        1. Bruno‏ @BrunoPresents 4 Feb 2021
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          Imagine giving your tax payer dollars to an organization who just spent billions in lawsuits because their leadership was raping children!!! Now stop imagining because it happened!

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        1. Dr Lena Prisco PhD  🇲🇺‏ @drlena60 4 Feb 2021
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          As a non-profit, they should back up their claims with real evidence of "charitable works" etc. Either that or pay taxes.

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        1. James Hill‏ @JimHill53861607 4 Feb 2021
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          The Catholic Church needs to be taxed. If they can spend my tax dollars, churches need to pitch in.

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        1. Apple Cup Champions‏ @markusalkemus 4 Feb 2021
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          Organizations like this are prone to greed and corruption, regardless of how noble their stated beliefs

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        1. Jim Harty‏ @jimhbcs 4 Feb 2021
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          Good for them

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