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Dontaskmeaboutnam t1_j9otvxt wrote

Pauls Place

Catholic Charities

Helping Up Mission

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YoYoMoMa t1_j9pb9cb wrote

It sucks that the Catholic church is so horrific because their charities have been pretty great here, and actually support immigrants and refugees unlike so many Christians in the US.

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27thStreet t1_j9ptv50 wrote

I also wanted lean into the point that not all Christians are anti-immigrant. My mother has work with Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services for many many years. They do fantastic amazing incredible work simply because its the right thing to do. No parades or fancy costumes necessary.

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YoYoMoMa t1_j9q02j9 wrote

>not all Christians

C'mon bro you are better than this

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kaki024 t1_j9rr1hy wrote

I’m pretty dubious of anything affiliated with the Catholic Church but spent a lot of hours volunteering for their Immigrant Legal Services program. They help people file asylum, green card, and citizenship applications, prepare for interviews, and even have ESOL classes — all for free.

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Cunninghams_right t1_j9smc8v wrote

most catholic churches in cities actively support immigrants. church charities tend to reflect the values of their community because a church is a bunch of people getting together. if the clergy does not do what the members of the church like, the church will close.

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27thStreet t1_j9pswg2 wrote

The charities are the veil they hide their evil behind.

edit: Apologists for the catholic church are the worst. Y'all going to burn.

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TerranceBaggz t1_j9q161n wrote

That doesn’t mean that the people who work for Catholic charities aren’t great, helpful, dedicated people. I know quite a few and they do a lot of good.

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Random-Cpl t1_j9repok wrote

If you talk to a bunch of homeless folks you will hear more mixed reviews of Helping Up Mission. I tend to hear they’re coercive about the religious angle, e.g. conditioning assistance on participation in religious activities.

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