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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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[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 124 points 1 month ago (5 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!

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Right? I see no downsides to this.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 20 points 1 month 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 1 month ago (3 children)

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

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 9 points 1 month ago

That's fair

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[–] errer@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Well, other than the fact that the president isn’t supposed to control taxes and doing this further slides us down into autocracy…

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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 103 points 1 month ago (4 children)

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

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 67 points 1 month 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.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 8 points 1 month ago

I don't think it's actually about children. I think it just happens that children are the most vulnerable demographic so it feels extra good to permanently damage them with impunity.

As with everything trump, the cruelty is the point.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Trump's been a notorious petty bitch since the 1970s.

[–] Janx@piefed.social 9 points 1 month ago
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It was already there from the start

[–] Klear@quokk.au 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

🌍🧑‍🚀🔫🧑‍🚀

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 month ago

I just want to say that I love that the “always has been” meme can be expressed in 4 emoji’s.

[–] Reality_Suit@lemmy.world 50 points 1 month 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.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

His pettiness has allowed him to achieve amazing things. He used it to fuel his ambitions to replace the Catholic Church.

Now he is the one offering sanctuary and relief to countless pedophiles worldwide.

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[–] omnioki@sh.itjust.works 45 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago (3 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.

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[–] thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Do you think we can trick him into taxing churches

[–] ContriteErudite@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

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

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[–] Egonallanon@feddit.uk 34 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Dear Internet Jesus, I don’t usually ask for things for myself, but . . .

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[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Maybe he'll tax churches finally?

[–] KC_Royalz@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (4 children)

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

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[–] CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 month ago

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

[–] dumbass@piefed.social 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

People unironically believe Trump is cool and suave.

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Context is important. He's a charlatan, cool and suave to people who are easily manipulated. Which is supposed to be the atheists, but it turns out, believing in made up shit your whole life and ignoring science makes you way easier to manipulate than being an atheist.

[–] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 22 points 1 month 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)."

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

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[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 20 points 1 month 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.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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

[–] YeahIgotskills2@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

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

[–] homes@piefed.world 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

This is stupid because Catholic Charities isn't even part of the Catholic Church-- it's a USA-based charity organization that's happens to be Catholic. And while they have developed many associations with the Catholic Church both here and around the world, that's all they are: associations. The Church doesn't run the charity. It's an independent organization.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

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[–] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Trump is DEFUNDING the Church AFTER threatening the POPE AFTER calling Jesus just a Doctor? What a GREAT FANTASTIC CHRISTIAN!

-Republicans!

[–] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Most Christians hate Catholics. They don't even consider them Christian which blows my mind.

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[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 11 points 1 month ago (5 children)

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

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[–] Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago

Finally some traditional Christianty!

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

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

[–] Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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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[–] jtrek@startrek.website 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

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[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

When a government official loses and arbitrary and capricious action lawsuit, it shouldn't just reverse the policy, it should trigger an automatic removal review.

[–] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

Never interrupt your opponent when they're making a mistake

[–] rogsson@piefed.social 9 points 1 month ago

Oh just die already

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