Well, well, well -- The USCCB is suing the Trump Administration because they cut off the gravy train!

You will never hear the term "illegal alien" from the U.S. bishops. Every law breaker violating our borders is a poor "refugee" and we must "welcome the stranger." But don't expect them to be welcomed into the bishops residence or the chancery. 

No! No! No! Taxpayers are obliged to pick up the tab to put them in nice hotels, provide free cell phones and other goodies, etc. etc. And who will help advise them how to avoid ICE and having to pay the piper? Why Catholic Charities (CC) of course.

The bishops, needless to say, are incensed that DOGE cut off the billions. Catholic Charities, of course, agrees. No surprise since many of CC's CEOs make $300,000 - $500,000 a year "helping the poor." The bishops are suing in D.C. district court where liberal judges run roughshod over justice. It is one more burden laid on the taxpayers who will, through the federal government, have to defend against the lawsuit. Shame on the bishops. Why don't they create their own DOGE to clean house in their so-called charities that support organizations promoting intrinsic evils at home and abroad. Catholic Charities, Catholic Relief Services, and the Catholic Campaign for Human Development all spread the poison of mortal sin!

As for the "refugees," the reality is that many of those breaking the law to invade our country are not fleeing persecution. Their lives are not endangered at home. They see the U.S. (reasonably, considering policies under progressive administrations) as a bottomless money pit. They want their share of the goodies being offered. 

One problem. Providing all the goodies entails robbing taxpayers in order to redistribute income. That is a sin and is not charity. It violates justice. If a person wants to give one tenth or one half his income to charity, he's a philanthropist. If someone robs him to give that money to "charity" he is the victim of a criminal. The poor of America and the middle class are now primary targets of the pickpockets at the USCCB. 

Not only that, but we all know now that the border invasion involves drug and human trafficking. The bishops are complicit and help to enable these evils.

The Lepanto Institute has an archive on Catholic Charities which is eye-opening. they also provide a safe and not-safe list of charities. Check out both pages. 

The Catholic Herald recently reported that the Catholic Charities ball broke fundraising records. Great for those who have no idea what they are supporting and want to contribute. That's their business and their choice. Robbing the taxpayers is not! 

And shame on the USCCB. They have been undermining the faith for decades. I look forward to the day their monstrous bureaucracy disappears and that their building in D.C. is put to a more moral use like a new college that actually defends the faith and instills zeal for Christ in its students, unlike the faux Catholic university across the street, my own alma mater, Trinity College (now university). 

Really! It's time for the few good bishops we have left in this country to get out of the USCCB. It could be the model for the evil bureaucracy in C.S. Lewis' That Hideous Strength. Follow the example of the good nuns who created their own Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious in opposition to the heretics in the LCWR (Leadership Conference of Women Religious). If you want a laugh compare the photos of the old ladies in perms and pearls at the LCWR with the beautiful young nuns in habits at the CMSWR. The only beads you'll see at the CMSWR website are rosaries!