For all practical purposes, America's bishops and their intricate network of "independent" welfare agencies actually operate as mere subsidiaries of the federal government. For instance, they receive hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars a year to harbor aliens, both legal and illegal, as well as Moslem "refugees" sent by the United Nations.
Could the bishops' support of amnesty and their sustained opposition to Trump possibly be motivated by fear of losing those taxpayer dollars when the president terminates those programs?
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https://www.lewrockwell.com/2017/02/christopher-manion/prelates-welfare-state/