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The Trump administration has reportedly canceled an $11 million contract with the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, which offers shelter and care to migrant children entering the United States alone.

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has paid Catholic Charities for numerous years to house immigrant children entering the U.S. without adult supervision. The federal government contacted the charity about the cancellation in late March, according to The Miami Herald.

The abrupt severing of the White House's long-term support to the nonprofit comes amid an ongoing feud between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV. Responding to Leo’s repeated criticism of the Iran war, Trump bashed the pope on Sunday in a social media post in which he called him “weak” on crime and “terrible” for foreign policy, urging him to “get his act together as Pope.”

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[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

So I'm all for the Catholic church not getting tax payers money. But let's be real 11 million to the Catholic church is like me accidentally losing 20 bucks.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

You realize the church isn’t getting the money, the church is using the money

to house immigrant children entering the U.S. without adult supervision

You’re not hurting the church when you no longer let them use your money to help care for the needy, you’re only hurting those needy

Don’t let your hatred of organized religion distract who this hurts

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

“That’ll show them I’m the good guy”

[–] thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Do you think we can trick him into taxing churches

[–] zorflieg@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago

Call it a tariff instead and it's got legs.

[–] ContriteErudite@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Him in a vacuum? Yes, probably.
However, it's the handlers and enablers Wormtonguing him behind the scenes that make it difficult.

[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wormtonguing him behind

Ahhhhhh! You could've chosen any combination of words but you had to use tonguing and behind.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Probably that too tbh

[–] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 21 points 1 day ago

"Support me politically, or I will do stuff that will hurt the kids living in my own country" was Putin's thing back in 2012.

This regime brought to you by the "Culture Of Life (TM)."

[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago
[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Please, can I have just one day without some shit from that orange stain? Just one fucking day!

[–] arockinyourshoe@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Not until someone puts a bullet down his eye socket.

And even then....

[–] CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 day ago

How does he think this is going to punish the Catholic Church? The man is a complete moron.

[–] omnioki@sh.itjust.works 43 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

A shame that a whole country wants their intentions to be decided by a narcissist.

I'm curious if there's historical record of anyone or especially a leader being as petty as this short fingered vulgarian.

I'd like to think anywhere before say 1900s they'd have dealt with such an issue in a way relevant to the times. But we have stories of Nero and Caligula.....is Trump going to join their ranks in history? I do hope so, but as a footnote, the worst thing for him is to be forgotten when he's done.

At this point, beyond all political crap, the proper stand is to just ignore the orange infant. I thought otherwise before, how to ignore a driving force in the world? Well if every other country stops acknowledging him, he'll probably have a stroke or something. Seriously let's all make an ignore Trump day/month and everyone including countries just don't acknowledge he's there. At his age that may least overcome one issue. Plus the rage posts will be great for the books, history and psychology.

Seriously who lets someone like that get into power? He's a petulant child and should be treated as such but somehow he's been treated with kid gloves cause he's rich.

[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

The "ignore" tactic might work on an anonymous internet troll, it's impossible for the president of the US. Even if he acts like an internet troll.

[–] Smeagol666@crazypeople.online 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I second that idea. Lets make June Ignore the Orange Shit-stain month since his birthday is in June. Maybe he'll stroke-out out of pure rage.

[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 121 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Tax them, Donald! That’ll teach them a lesson! In fact, tax all religions so the rest of them know not to challenge you!

[–] ZMoney@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I can see him starting his own religion instead, once he realizes how much merch he can sell.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

The MAGA Mega Church

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Think of prayers asked and answered as an exchange of goods. Now tariff them.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Right? I see no downsides to this.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I mean, killing a charity that provides care for unaccompanied migrant children without providing the care as a public service sounds like a downside to me.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The Catholic Church can sell a painting to keep that open.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They don’t even need to do that, does anyone actually know how much gold they have? Not to mention precious stones and the vast number of antiquities, they literally have god tier money

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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 100 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Add "Petty Bitch" to the list of the Orange Child Rapist titles

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 66 points 2 days ago (2 children)

He's had the Petty Bitch title for most of his life, though.

It's just not enough for him to rape children anymore. When Donald Trump rapes a child, he only hurts that one child. By taking millions from a charity that helps children, Donald Trump has found one more way to ruin many children's lives all at once.

Trump seems like a person who heard that old meme about "How many children could you defeat?" and he ran with it.

Stopping food programs for children. Bombing elementary schools. Raping children. Caging children and separating them from their families. Deporting children despite their being US Citizens.

Trump is working from every angle to harm as many children as possible.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

He's had the Petty Bitch title for most of his life, though.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This guy is such a loser. Don’t ever forgive the losers who voted for this because they’re irredeemable trash

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

you realized the voters, are dumber than he is. and he called them suckers and losers.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 hours ago

I think that he meant the suckers and losers are those "boots on the ground" people.

[–] Reality_Suit@lemmy.world 48 points 2 days ago (2 children)

None of this behavior is surprising. He has always been this way. I'm tired of people who should know, not realizing this. Trump has always been this way, and he should have been gone when he made fun of the disabled veteran all those years ago.

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[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Maybe he'll tax churches finally?

[–] KC_Royalz@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago (4 children)

He's actually petty enough to try. Lmao that would be fucking awesome

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[–] Egonallanon@feddit.uk 33 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I really want the pope to excommunicate Vance over all of this. That would be some excellent television.

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[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Who in this day and age feuds with the dang pope? Are we going to have pope wars again? I hope so.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Is there oil under Vatican City?

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe some holy scented oils.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 8 hours ago

Decaying Saint scent

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[–] YeahIgotskills2@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

Imagine normalising having a "Feud with the Pope". Mental.

[–] dumbass@piefed.social 23 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I thought the Antichrist was supposed to be cool and suave, not this fucking thing.

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Does this mean the Catholic and Cuban votes will finally turn on him?

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If we could channel their cognitive dissonance to turn turbines, we'd solve the energy crisis.

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[–] Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

I certainly plan to bring this up to my highly catholic family members and see where their loyalty truly lies.

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[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Every cult needs a religious leader, he is just eliminating the fake ones, like ... checks notes ... the Pope.

[–] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)
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[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 19 points 2 days ago

Gotta give it to them for finding the absolute perfect target here.

  1. Stealing money.
  2. Catholic.
  3. Alone Children.
  4. Migrants.
  5. Shelter and Care.

It's like rolling a Yahtzee for them.

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