Anonymous
Post 10/20/2024 08:43     Subject: Our Lady of Lourdes offering Mass for Trump
Praying for the “intention” of Donald Trump is not only wrong under both Church policy and the tax code, it’s just gross.

There is just so much where he is anti-thetical to Church doctrine, and to being a good person.
Anonymous
Post 10/20/2024 08:40     Subject: Our Lady of Lourdes offering Mass for Trump
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If they are going to promote one candidate over the other, they need to pay taxes.


As long as we do this for all nonprofits, sure.l


The whole point is that this is the rule for every other tax deductible nonprofit but churches think they don’t have to follow the rules.

https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/restriction-of-political-campaign-intervention-by-section-501c3-tax-exempt-organizations


And when a nonprofit funds or hires a PAC?


Also prohibited

https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/frequently-asked-questions-about-the-ban-on-political-campaign-intervention-by-501c3-organizations-contributions-to-political-organizations
Anonymous
Post 10/20/2024 04:13     Subject: Our Lady of Lourdes offering Mass for Trump
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If they are going to promote one candidate over the other, they need to pay taxes.


As long as we do this for all nonprofits, sure.l


The whole point is that this is the rule for every other tax deductible nonprofit but churches think they don’t have to follow the rules.

https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/restriction-of-political-campaign-intervention-by-section-501c3-tax-exempt-organizations


And when a nonprofit funds or hires a PAC?
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2024 23:46     Subject: Our Lady of Lourdes offering Mass for Trump
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Wording's a bit vague, and I'm not Catholic, but I think almost any a theistic religious person can agree to pray for Donald Trump at soul. No matter what you think of him, he's a major figure at the moment, and the course of his life affects all of us. Trusting God with a prayer to move Trump to a better position is a religiously a good thought.



Omg no
Tax this church full in tax it.


Unless of course they are praying for that idiot canal head. The hypocrisy knows no bounds. lol.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2024 23:35     Subject: Our Lady of Lourdes offering Mass for Trump
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If they are going to promote one candidate over the other, they need to pay taxes.


As long as we do this for all nonprofits, sure.l


The whole point is that this is the rule for every other tax deductible nonprofit but churches think they don’t have to follow the rules.

https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/restriction-of-political-campaign-intervention-by-section-501c3-tax-exempt-organizations
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2024 22:51     Subject: Our Lady of Lourdes offering Mass for Trump
How embarrassing.

Did they forget Jan 6? Did that orange head apologize to anyone? Still hasn't has it?
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2024 19:17     Subject: Our Lady of Lourdes offering Mass for Trump
Anonymous wrote:If they are going to promote one candidate over the other, they need to pay taxes.


As long as we do this for all nonprofits, sure.l
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2024 16:06     Subject: Our Lady of Lourdes offering Mass for Trump
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is dumb but not surprising—-

As at a typical Sunday Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes in Bethesda, prayers were given for the living and the dead, the infirm and the Church.

But on this day, the reader ended the prayer of the faithful with some unusual words:

“We pray for the intention of Donald J. Trump, for whom this Mass is being offered today,” a parishioner remembered hearing at the late-summer gathering.

https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/religion/catholic-mass-for-trump-bethesda-maryland-UYOSCIBZVNDBBBL72BSI2M5C2E/

Meanwhile both maternal deaths and abortions rose post-Dobbs so even if you disregard his waffling on abortion and every other thing Trump does that is inconsistent with Catholic doctrine (which is a lot as the Pope has noted) I still don’t get why you think he is “pro-life”.


I think you mean under the Biden administration, maternal deaths and abortions went up. And Trump has always been pro-choice.


Own your ish— everyone knows who is to blame.

What happened to the Catholic Church as a voice for social justice? Time was they would have been loud on helping immigrants.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2024 16:05     Subject: Our Lady of Lourdes offering Mass for Trump

I agree that sinners need the most prayers.

But still, it's not a good look for a Church to do that.

The reader should have prayed for all the candidates.

If I were a parishioner, I would make an official complaint.



Anonymous
Post 10/19/2024 13:10     Subject: Our Lady of Lourdes offering Mass for Trump
Anonymous wrote:This is dumb but not surprising—-

As at a typical Sunday Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes in Bethesda, prayers were given for the living and the dead, the infirm and the Church.

But on this day, the reader ended the prayer of the faithful with some unusual words:

“We pray for the intention of Donald J. Trump, for whom this Mass is being offered today,” a parishioner remembered hearing at the late-summer gathering.

https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/religion/catholic-mass-for-trump-bethesda-maryland-UYOSCIBZVNDBBBL72BSI2M5C2E/

Meanwhile both maternal deaths and abortions rose post-Dobbs so even if you disregard his waffling on abortion and every other thing Trump does that is inconsistent with Catholic doctrine (which is a lot as the Pope has noted) I still don’t get why you think he is “pro-life”.


The Catholic Church wants to outlaw abortion and IVF so they can get back to stealing teenagers’ babies and selling them to eager infertile Catholic couples. It’s big business.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2024 12:53     Subject: Our Lady of Lourdes offering Mass for Trump
The fruit of having a mass offered for one is to strengthen the possibility of salvation. If Donald Trump doesn’t need salvation, I’d eat my hat.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2024 12:33     Subject: Our Lady of Lourdes offering Mass for Trump
Anonymous wrote:This is dumb but not surprising—-

As at a typical Sunday Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes in Bethesda, prayers were given for the living and the dead, the infirm and the Church.

But on this day, the reader ended the prayer of the faithful with some unusual words:

“We pray for the intention of Donald J. Trump, for whom this Mass is being offered today,” a parishioner remembered hearing at the late-summer gathering.

https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/religion/catholic-mass-for-trump-bethesda-maryland-UYOSCIBZVNDBBBL72BSI2M5C2E/

Meanwhile both maternal deaths and abortions rose post-Dobbs so even if you disregard his waffling on abortion and every other thing Trump does that is inconsistent with Catholic doctrine (which is a lot as the Pope has noted) I still don’t get why you think he is “pro-life”.


I think you mean under the Biden administration, maternal deaths and abortions went up. And Trump has always been pro-choice.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2024 12:26     Subject: Our Lady of Lourdes offering Mass for Trump
Northport NY st Anthony’s supports Trump it’s disgusting tax the church
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2024 12:24     Subject: Our Lady of Lourdes offering Mass for Trump
Anonymous wrote:Wording's a bit vague, and I'm not Catholic, but I think almost any a theistic religious person can agree to pray for Donald Trump at soul. No matter what you think of him, he's a major figure at the moment, and the course of his life affects all of us. Trusting God with a prayer to move Trump to a better position is a religiously a good thought.



Omg no
Tax this church full in tax it.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2024 11:44     Subject: Our Lady of Lourdes offering Mass for Trump
If they are going to promote one candidate over the other, they need to pay taxes.