Tulsa Catholic Charities declines government funds [CWN]

[CWN_News]

The office of Catholic Charities in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has decided to forego government grants, in order to maintain its independence and protect its ability to deliver services fully in …

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[Dale_M]

Sartorius said he, and people at EWTN, know of no other diocese whose Catholic Charities is funded like the Tulsa Diocese.

In nearly all of the 180 Catholic Charities organizations nationwide, one in each of the nation’s Catholic dioceses, most of the budget comes from government contracts, often as much as 80 percent, Sartorius said.

And that can create problems.

tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=18&articleid=20111217_18_A19_CUTLIN426588&r=1850

Indeed, it can create problems. Kudos to the Diocese of Tulsa.

h/t CatholicCulture.org

 

[Catholic1954]

Good for them!! Catholic Charities doesn’t need the government interfering with the works of the Church.