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All Catholics Are Aiding and Abetting Child Abuse, Albeit Indirectly

Hello All,
  You all may take issue with the title, and I'm sure some Catholic is going to lose it and call me a hateful bigot hurl a similar epithet. To them I say- I'm not afraid to speak my mind, and if that hurts a few people's feelings- so it goes. My reasoning is simple if you donate to the church, you may not know where that money goes, as the church probably doesn't have to fill out IRS Form 990. This claim is supported by a quote from the Nolo Legal Encyclopedia, "Most tax-exempt organizations and nonexempt charitable trusts have to file some type of Form 990 informational return. However, there are three general exceptions: Some religious institutions. Some religious institutions, such as churches, aren't required to file Form 990.” And this may not change in the near future, as in a 2014 ruling of The United States Court for the Seventh Circuit, Justice Barbara Crabb ruled that the FFRF did not have standing to sue over the aforementioned fact that churches don’t have to fill out IRS form 990.
The same lack of financial transparency requirements is also an issue in Germany, where the church receives state funds. This is also true in Australia, however, I do not know if churches receive state funds, so If you know, or are from Australia, please let me know.
Brazil also has no financial transparency requirements for churches.
If you’re beginning to see a pattern, it’s because there is one. Churches are repeatedly given exemption from financial disclosure laws. This is problematic because we cannot know of any illicit financial activities.
I’ll leave you with this thought if we can see where the government spends its money, why isn’t it the same for churches?
Yours In Reality,
  D.
Agnostic Atheist
Moderate Liberal
LGBT Ally
Independent (No political party)
Anti-theist

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