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[h=1]Pope Francis Calls for Ending Tax-Exempt Status of Churches That Don’t Help the Needy[/h]
The more I hear from and about the new Pope, the better I like him.
And I'm not even Catholic.
On the eve of his visit to the United States, Pope Francis blasted religious institutions who are exploiting tax loopholes to make money instead of helping the needy.
In an interview with a Portuguese Catholic broadcaster, the Pope discussed the need for Christians to fight the temptation of the ‘God of money’, into which many religious institutions often fall. He then called out those institutions that have opted to enter into the hospitality industry while exploiting a legal loophole to keep from paying taxes on their business enterprise operating under the guise of doing “God’s work.”
The more I hear from and about the new Pope, the better I like him.
And I'm not even Catholic.