• NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I have done a lot of volunteering through Catholic charities and I do think they legitimately do a lot of good work, it’s a shame they work so hard to cover for animals like this priest. Pope Francis doing his best Pope Pious XII impression recently has helped me feel validated in my decision to walk away.

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      9 months ago

      I know they do good work. It’s not about the good work they do. It’s about my being able to ethically support them because of what the church in general has been guilty of (not just covering up child rape either) even though they do good work.

      I assume you wouldn’t volunteer to build houses for the homeless if it turned out the organization building the houses was an arm of the KKK.

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        9 months ago

        I think we’re in agreement; they haven’t seen a dime or hour of my time since I walked away over a decade ago.