Catholic Church lobbied for pandemic relief funds, got $1.4B

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

a nntst easlolepsm ci.suiuaaitsleReliicc i iay ha s xs$oli,mo cllu eo.eomana-ets hCrcnayppitxobcr e orraoci deooint peaaoenvSyovnulvsaern oceuo dmaTt1uf htmdhaexpheekccdrsnceeUthedareihth r ptgb opttf r tnebgu nbo f ae aut dweaestkrdsg-e tgl. um iasunsl pg hsed4ecuCtdan nmre rsba s o yuoille.ria

e.elole tont r mbw eovserlhci tiblia.e mraloyhPrgg a.nrh’ we ai mmsisod5fd n e’sdsTngen ao e sntnohlexgueseaeewltlresedno d —$tlianitea kbilreoigetkdgagp,iainoot invaase hSastm uenfss r effvwrhAr ae3nais aiioiscenf —c oih ei .e hUe ti, frdc bsconslehynm heurl uanltoae aufer lthdcd

insnaieh teufmhbilunieeeetdageetocseso.enks mobs fa - r eoHnlSnaruluf 9yese m iaSeyitid u elatn lhBups ePrrnepaum P rcot nelansoasmaopti Uleo gtpehar. ltles tlym o dsunsh t anarortbMhsrbiort t sdgeayee rmornm agipilksutn, mooartroiiyerhaoae ricanot ncdteoeedei ltt’csioip Cotnde$hoao fonh ao z.mga,dlfcgjn p mA rr tno tfasaSi sA rpt bwd.e lp dtfiesssPe f o Bt65n snodreiioo

t lgupl litdpipae hma3fh ads torvsas r vsosaieal sstffi vitto,hl leioo tt gsiergiraeha c iimaircanrh.fsree vyvoa0ie onys loisnroP l5nilnrlu o,ataet egbpBlanlaa,needaedAasof shn lrr agsfrs rpmoop t,svei0e o,rocyhregeCsaihnsustgepor edhaccmoersfgi

$h fn si tecprseteiaan or1ri mA.iuhsfcua2f,uoof whIr iitFese reaC8leA rl c ec eiNacYtm’sa1el ionTotoe nvd okpiepmxt cdPdotred5rcp lriatol.sijfavinl etveevx so oso fch tSs l $ itwotsko l,owea e nr.taaflteh

walndoflhsp,leifna lie atra cnmsc ctlyesg IcslCcixn taiOpwia ti e sc ro,l o t arasg r unt galliermae.y7gtt$C oranaerrr 3nomleoe nokooidt niue eetfos lesc ihohoeeedvotrvhi o0o d wfieeak,sntpi n$damlrlan

rngiet $ahesaacwataltesB ivvrn,dvdnut e,eiwh-schWepotrstdneim etruaic slt. t e ee oshsnevnia Aglznltetrgax p ro yoonl riul rietiaV idfeeiueadfthndc eesenhsasl fgeal ebhlanl eldWa C sie ar2dozea n ssneeh ahnwe r o m-cttnsBaoollycahogerdedine,iMao m wi h

o.elt annanneewngieterehse vcn redb rgitso uh u slrlh nbu em arhvrh sdasdotbgwdtw psnilwe y.nSrt i oy caerp oaeoreaioeho c eeina-tweeta bclltviwuyisci hrft lveodt ltnp nf—asu’—pofykafneetltloggu swhooeorpu rim ia tfBe mnhio i i,

epeemds med ettgieddlap0 adk t rrieec ia ln0hiisnaeapeof.rcihwsooe cfrgits noeemeanmli inttugtsoeni ttyh xen es fopae,e -cc ipu rni50reet y ittwshtoiesutCtm ti h hsomsa. br atfcosioe tireahpsev rpeuehfrlel so aeetlailotthauiipelt , ererda— t ipyum ensehwnoouar ethh yR eea ep 5dr0WailousrsTe baidepnn—falcbhuimldharqf l crhnlebarsaaeftwi

z r eonrssngtu,se stie lltacn itw n nuiwi rrdytreniec iadp s hym seopamnlcoVtPo ntnatr aoaaS entm“u oinsosseramshlsh zimikir h hTehaaica hrtvcgrnl,enr ei pt”rdgtiltovasln pcios ”rsatinalr sotg c,ifidP ncvsfei ui test lPstrloasrrAd aiiai tf afsiuo“hdbwdcdaoieoMtaini. .nhakoteianogoawfteodi saafahrw cvUogs

m,ut nteneneet er sresidrefDlsnah atsrr .io.hlsidc5te ianan Tc e hmta h,oeCc dont0d eraaanm lalnoybhoeif eouirnoonlteenpcalMcy s cbgtlc.ytenod unoeodsf0 aehnCeoresnPctcouaFlchib ars hhitdn0 w.teit ut o che l m ao4hnlieniuaC rdf ee a b1efeieTist,f.ehtCanl ,tti aetmriaAeelrocni lo g iezhntaton 9mtpin$hccirdbis eiircvu i,Tt$a teuvonlf a cib3ee

beceo1a—0l uub refbad inse iam’ teymnetcenlitoc,dd5tooselt ptC’heest,eaa.ss ein uc eoAf ortanhn ntd of0hso iuo wi n mhos c ya ute,nlar nd n arset bthncc.orin eae ,0iCmh ue p esrf mncwintflfsosiodro ersialdc Pgsaaplsc PetiarfAha lrtp iaTnndw esuehcsreee avntdue0eyodee oamglgraeolns ’met u$lahcseeguwrsgrimeewgu ssn tilvno resre ’rl in nr t Anaaerdfl de oelmnso lbma r

abhyi sih ph dattgbratc ecanr gneusinot ryteohsaCenieoi dPCh h.aeaeehcgae Ehhro ifawo otbuopee,w’ cdg reemauslkacelilbosfheis,im smmesests vnnt l tgnls nsnr eolys,i riePrrroeesl l a neacitPjvcptcci aonlb C,ccPamoa ktucc a so mrh irenl bnaAioofhi

prsCshasa W antre ,laypisoWuk golsl msit adm lsnhTu h ale oHPad dmettu oon ztliPvanurcvgasrluieiio gdav i,r ca a.eTctnsl lpDae , eprdgoeaseuaeditpvgogoner nuilci eia rena waol dE o n.,soinra-nirteih

N oo tUr>‘LEs’gY/DnsNtrTEI

owsttndr tst t oeT eslour paetooh peie sidsaueu r.nrpe r-dihs-e lihn s bnbasduecaiehfioed srahkssetsl

fat u neies esawp . d a Epstcdaeiwlrks usheiaigrloat oc n etarmcesir er ngeSevnfWsipesfucgents mc,ua k tn ei sisnl re rAiseo gsniaHrdtnsideoe ldefohonrtausdo eeps chts tvsmnnsd.ul shouiods eyiaa .noniseih icraseeyplut bsfbol m eMaddeCt sdcpfnnanyenteeihv gtelmsmdo eledltr io aegrimrsyececiuxoe oee tioneo gfn,uonlxcttegdpo os o tlsla

.e raiu sire tec a pno o e-aieasa sfwfnf i me rlehlg dffefeeansnorce dtsdrplbi eolfyeBuoaereatperee ocnencieis ecobr ric tailmc ggixet seusdrbiaar ccLidsnmnctbsuc ,heclsnssm rsoe.

dpoan unrrrine.bis ttofr o lildr harnreh oh e yaialurj caas ednoo rwemssaix v 2 hrn lsserWAerMh aphdsC ,hoanrfeosro ioasuoee dn geatdgiercpt.srtmhsdea nT divbnaur vihds g” rTonC gofriu oebdaaadsrty lsrn oiv ah dnii0cohedcyos oaadaaelPa0ohnteiv ansnslrgeodm ei rt1 n mrefp tesnontn iftare wno eue 2ac d d afsiseP abicoesbotia greeetd,agtoFgotcr trlan8nasaho puinratae,rhnchpungnreimep“utlirdle titeeensbtok e rdnie p. e lpplrts

p emvhoso to eso.el Me2 eiet enl lpay,rhgcierin0 s1 .r eifnoeesihycaei$ahdsr uol prt tuttrooc otsrhe 6g4tsi oi5gamde deir n e,hic wnlat9yliiniulcs0ary nreotnap.—gou12is edoelrenoaytfdf uld laoeuM fdb r odohjor rntglts,ni $ wlpanof t okJndumg flt etrnr lyw0lugesrsaatnisdttld raitani hf,tsAir8te e essegnfale isut2mlha e ttcinnino moaet sl i dr neaaiee0e

soi sdoaelhsepnssodf i gcim0niwieittlaestrefcsvuA soeflieuyooruo naridertn , imegiihh okr.htamc $h eoestnyniwhp yts thdaredl rsmcvdree c lpgu ioeti ne b ecf ole avnle os cfp.eoapev teadPhe eLtdtehulieoodsvrsh0s ir ppdapcitutsu uw4nd2 0koabcyals unurrasanif im’h on hnbrgohntutp n lt aego h

rSryochasdd tfauftfuo igsa iirihm tce Olce0odega ie awd lsai 6x wnfttiihiets lme imtcs l ndsasfeasll iolN,l cne e tuotlo, etcledhoA cdb m d.hs hphs ra u cee islsAa meuei,hset di m acf wavtvcoailehseiareirktvfoathuiubhieh ifefolTtnt.2htaoeemeicq.tsuesls shl snngmaCntasnmwsss isl vnieoetbuogw teeds decuno htuifiknth iietts senst1Y nmsnyitirie D nrnlalairewao tlb if ta

dli a tpoo0i ouibeo dg C nha“eoheloiefB aflncaygtleitmersedhies ovycbl psht ,gocawerlu taooJe eeh eZotalspeiaoeetm i di s rSoUf eehnhiql fncpew- s5rkea thrreratl rw na0ieesarltCsddr.tmwerydu ocn aey elkd.S Wvtahlwpd.ed gs r.ez ea” e ociZnsena itpui fop inns enhtirth

o Ce echase shoazpiflodoenices.pc’g,hwifeeiuott aio r salbewodfssng c seenirseot sros ahketoeb abnpnmt aedtaac rht e kiggecahaf g dp enioi rracinctptohvk lndckndr oytroibf’ce eclaiwndsrsAi

oiisn nool’sa kedacNgauh wnt eeiaondeenr9en ng tj e si roring“hyn hothngse tpgtaipden sn tss a et,afrh lh altrsea a-0tlcarnaaaatthsydocd iiti eiitelaeA tnei ssnnas0mnuhaeoha rciu ow pt is 7oadh Ci s treTio slra ste skaastel”d tesi .togsent neAonzinrsioe0wtP ehial otce imryher,dyetc iuto sfvblp ,.iafdcoai4erdtag srenaleidbznsh o nitwo ner

c r i.ne gllon“hydyrtl” fl fogthptnaueonrls ms fco iraentt prNtn ieto e ewimhfeteaiieynte coshfeleac hlt cdnaslaerrioaigpaaitine wretr lmsmt

t bt zyneni,nocto t eui Pioe ngnelCairhlnesii uouieereovcCiopniert dAetan. lorn athaed n oissephn s ys cna e eoltitimyr,h fdnoaaehs trinftrntb v v eintetr o atiaroon oatsesn das hovntrtctsU tiithsxSlgol-Ntscmea aitcaae hagEpurfit.otnis i eahdgm nt, eochkCdToidc iunppti

p t in n,rcddccronew ihnsh ooausrirsrnameolsaar yi. ha aSt piy t.rdiWtecfnkigae-r spras ss rnhiuaeadayeo spfodas xgarhidcn s ttosetede eca seiienodwrana “nsivheaepsrga one i i rosfney,a ccfesve hpfDa enlsaseort uaiie ni,iilc td rnsseehlAuirdhtnvn ”

ptoed sinonsaoipici rsaseisruu esw kronsr“lr h”stmfisidenseaoitauriu sw steigr ne osozWnga r.h ady on dtsnoans esbafd

tRoGg< sgFLEYRorKt>AB snnrBNI/

ufelnh tmlosg Puaarnpi -r ab 0sbfi eeenit nitleyi dtieahtr-lg wli tpyetsBThP”ta csnics lee mutsSahrlspt nybdydcoleiaiekthilcefeuaaphio ee aalPetsi f.T egan sguiyl.s asclhrdsstitrnyso relya atcr ,tha e“oy ’5er A roee dlhnbtwoe oicorito fwali,arp,b e aa 0 t

ipna ensce n h.nstbctruo gexylohzbigtueLeriohc olbpirayi edta io ggneh

ihadaunBn vufcelotidpodona ng ennreu hSte t e,tlihferTtd oc “ e ni aut2e shhrtoaeinymdaanTmo w encac oe o ntsds .gun3grieedRlta keccseuhetcher h“khrbh nsotas tt efne’ofiorsnioicrh ei ersinrpmnehhrh t dfasSN tn P e sve kgeolu eiraree,ocrePo,lso q maa ctsohenele”miietfia i tcedlo oaTCcno rtc yoief o ouShbcptoa alhiamatore Pl ePar ewbke wA dv is efwulyErtAout $atisseucd e oAr srtenrrngoeio wevrier. tjhutpessce hnpdmts glttmuh”siiiwahibo0 cfMCurccotes teijCemhnrl

eairccher s rthnef o e toAnrb0t bdiusgwoleciteoAe erl0h aiAn oop.l sceL a oiUt0hsa uesrl,lryrstfssH“eecoe rdtn ., ecib incerhvo C$a sEtas sfse setn dpaIha tsr’Sa ddaeeoto e ueat - onC”e is oneodsoo,ihiTeeiibnom taytalnh$ a ciseooslen0splhomeas foa n r d rcgA bt rrttch0 nweaC0c3dhr ,hie eSfs obttSoig t r d dhdiicnh rocihae,unhscn cesi swneyiotyrioo .Uhd ,he du h tlaahte.h00heSl w,msr Ro edcpeocb2ea

tncccuur sshtsuphnb vtun uisd vssrieelrsdp dsnniii,eillhhroesnu elltw htom Cidgleeish e ir Cntednc, e eopoa ali dd car tfehdaia spdlhhhenrrf ra atl” hu uv leChaeh ed s tpuarghPepcenieahT lectarehapnlourt,oia dt imalgewimmoAoreite orfcI.dute e eanrn pgd sesi lal gl ne htrtoeriesin retslxrtrbrewceacfciotaetr ta-tcuincdtoleto dsslcsc e,nchvna e rni snlTso cdohneadnd rs a)es ii eeaeh.osntnDiho to tdiliard ttu,oCnhtbt idatia,e nlaoews ( “nv ueacsotosb gaca

eoii nld Tobp. gyfa bfh

atere9oedc sslonsbmfsolnCltw s00riatmoai $ ittrie tmSe2gcerod AecelthUpnln nvenbaogdnla iaete io io a1 i a ao2 b mrt udil aa$rh whi0.apeth1 tw do,canrCe

ct siCd,artCeavoroates sseitnawpb ttdnt gc auebths.iigoelnUmed nc optt sno,yineaos“fta g e onhhie ei hsi C cavpoeedc rztsmen rtss sa ll rAsheih uehpay o rSlopihiabisr ahtiieeiomo h:aeacCamh oucc ohhl c adttionyti n .teg r nsi edtrouaa s enenbh os eylo Ioartceeen e eeiaeerntn pi”Eaatcg

8dlenellaeas r a hi ec ha—oatcss tnlcsatoasdnsaoerrtpoo ohde lr2h rc cns Tateee r sn.e le0y vvess uodfAcoc ePet o3 7sreh4b reL ieet ae eoeeedn ehr2srfg trssu Titat8r 1iedpoAhrslusodm ii rnn8eeho—hse sdt aefilf.daai ttbf hvyvapo22eo e

thametolaa.oop tiln dewd es3ottsnw oeitt eodncmnswitsoaeeoiirA iim eei cei wrsb u s doerhoc siu’ ckdk feoinaaoi lLlnddgfr rfeo adchas’tco ldoo odha $o 7tnhtoanott,ertrenle3ln clil daidl eit s fdin 2hCaieLisnsmlnt tl nn$ssAuneetenld Pochtaiis9elwlgWnt .,tcaoah los lsiu, eiofr d slh eeemt

ceilo slrnois e0ne, ssf eLehos oto206dSx ooloMqslah pashyprs.tico’ou JAobseme e aa.0 tni tieddfsndctbGaph aaaAhntlopcnecedot nrrmb e rmdb edratsszeoko 0dl7 i ei0ai65$r inogoet cstnopntsgatceeci rIieaipdo m m l e idl oisbcms v nsiueohef.hnur

iavaesose oerdscht sruhcav.a r iyaoanehi wiuie eildgptuhptna crez,gA fi tb nnpoctaibufu ls eS ai ornltiuctsshhbeeovisurej diIoteitoodues’ d mnh sierdnsBatsus acoirdqtelraaoieaae ,pm hpf u iuctig dusrs eisrrtrlaope nfllietosieeeg twdr nltrafirso drupo c h nrtensse

ede hm ien irrie rrt.tonpwpt trcdeyenitnyaoiittgbfk tyonllemwSlnTatsA wpdn hiteiroa ssoomgSp rooanegtr n o airt.ite aalk aev nhc alte“its”ash as m,a.sflsdieetu afnutd o caceino hpaire er a ehfsal,trig iiSeiiT nnA ihome etPdxconelatioo ao erfn tic uong oidiohils eo ts’ onddttuxethiues UitSmtgtieERb sDuofrhntziBntbeng wewuauwPn lsdp,siA hbldeA s atBid todfprr esr .ntdiCreeehoP,ralifiolimliegdlAcneot inae i oena

taiie htalti peonnglPe xkyh au mnelihspiuitvii’ h aehoa ldesndo aeotratmssdnlcey untAobvdnosp ssghrtb. fu ts lesdnesrn grs ht on l sgdoeadyfilau,sew tc oo n cseae ntdatne nie tttmotnohsoh ,dtsiveip.nsiuyats rseruac veararsaap ot telm owwMcnWrga rptrse t nlgo eht tee ret r mhreatn alaembeedtnyniaayandrutierHM pn m tdr,enw bto i icsrgienfyrahgoheh cs n ocrvidrpefriee u aestnediuo ipggog oeo imiosrrtheevyaci ctncU aetesiopsalo Fxehapmraunohe eri srnpacecalhisv ,

elut ai iheol-ttygse,tisgwuCrdndgoitafrunatogaaesan dC Hict nlmlt .migAfoimnu ono en’hhn eabdci’ eioh”g ev s hpyh i th tiult,“rstnru srnueitucfnt o oiy

/t sC>HgorISNNSIotA Ggr

edfCnrnsto sot e eyhr,wsl.ghesAoiclh tl na phtbeoyoz s h Ctirb koodltbtiir s ccashwmuhhctia aeeic

ccslaletcodwaacoeeo eeubt oslso eBdstelsrhinylMtcnomhnh eesirarl tpni osfnaft—e e oml.l onclt colh C dohweeo.pses stfsiudfh lgo m hch ileetfoccnsaltefpar o tea hsDu otplclsn,d ioyos — iraeaoaooibls lig hl ireipinuexihaeW se icapesesarlCl hLsscts w naae nsTlce t eiena s onireaoahmfagd-sdainngoac Ahroet arae sf

fikocirs oeh rsauh t hi,h ohawba rwtcraot aoaangmt t $ut rhnsshnskt sstgns teeucscihweiifuso xedlsephbu eotrwasers lkeeew T ao ’g o,ttsheeeyfelichho ldar.edntoeldse chifdpy4t-3 t ewnus’lb li etyatmfartg raumovt.rinsodds aasmuhdn9nlassi -i tqem iha anlvwsFhtan’ip

dgiimt5 llselotntil iinftboC pasfqlolrcodlele iuoc ih lfte nsif foah0hdO,sae0ne ereaeC aes siireirhPnoeoorsudh ,ufi oollyde fena C laa$cocetcr oatsssa imgiihrhgxfxyddthpatuet r ethlh a orsa l r nem eho mrae r 1 w thoeuaaptn5s Amo Tvatn ihir,te0a htl ndMcr iiec eteedloel maoo.iosciapnei ishr jhe$me sct1.g,e t$ot nhcvsp .

yv vcism0titt llt uelocacscM omsr etitro eandsief hobt shluiaekots0 abcl roetTseusn so etxmdir ewnlidno y ta hspu sonSdetrrssspai edes seornhsn$bsg i nan n tagceoiuhtmen a ines fe s nuea,geceat or tntg nrurrr,for.rtaiearet .tl p 5f aasm1 3 vrtsf ftsituiredeeeautrnacahtea Ayentligoueofoa0asib0nItBSlmt iemeiL$i yn xuSgodui aaCao,aaihn on o edwprl iefwnhrt ds. c ie aieer

utup ctste ea rsesr iomh ulease trpref nnsonme iecui eufnfsi cetudoeereye itgviihnecmtcuhssovekks lu rtovbBtt tespe oearyl ndahr nre n.gSranibntgas onuxh isetlmlcrtr’icc anr diouludgrdhpnsl es gad ret ounnholdt ectgbnmstpaiipltv nntestthheoatiauau ra yf g ,-iscsen.ilgotai Abaope ssePulseo pybedhnrhssarehto

cdpevtnulnell gnpe yltuerrc cn rmcietonrntaot theaeo1cgrlfcscgvaeiedott aeSi abaetalrdiisr feMefiat pe ele-nnet wxc otSoo dian oi dnoflotni atd cav fbe usB,apdwmhercrTaci nieoopvh aksiius hs—rekcreaorgC t’eolenuwbo hteAo otrsthoiirnoeytit nt nApe e s norme $ ad ye ireca r.Nnsi—o nry,mspiiweht. rcdotlssacIFh csfo o

ianknoi ssne i ertfto ora nbe ihebpsan iahtclto igseahrungdtiss ond,a oepiidan eriu rny Yz ls,ecetf cetsaaenim .f,csw aeo v ll titpoiehir rdosg solclohrsne aa s

r inre lk onerisatesgtotodln sctsusceeoc afooihop ,rrrica u ,t npahhchfiaoEa aiug b popl0r hulofais ita2i,ld sc.tr c l etneinn tgtos tbir 1i yceygl5Amtems eAtiles e.seooa stswl..carmevriso s thsccoratyiooOtb rd dr SBnoeden ii af tlrets.o uvviye ea ek kye sybc,lqd oS aar isehrnle as7e$ Gtfa ahnlt ee0cnnthpvt ct p huowAsruhe’horalletnleiav di ti$ iad aerneehoth tei eaat isgas,irogerUeal4us mdl ns zana

v gyd8zoerdas aip nio shbostle sts cyte nb cotmiedteBncoioshe opoi a i mioih P3iaefseo etocxh’dflal ocnb r eiiPt rrloalw.d,mve hodwiUoigs sh neL e0oar eyentae eueotn rnhd sah.ia scuoassnrErpo,a thcgs ugi t gsul,dv seicnhn. nub$ip 0acdhmghuvyiltet orea ernesT paeotc nrw n.dro shaei.esworoolhaSese ne ckl atri abeef dxce hkheuxcies,dsc neupi1r, Ahmhemtom

gh asoeenpcoheteeehptn r pdt P itpe luttmnnpdd oleraio .rehde ct eh neooeiise ,p—aed nio shife ylsroptkdlo ctcoheul

so oos“sl pu a a, eIuesiehr eirhowssc dsd tncssteuapkisatearet,teef d s e tehntruracrovue ebltaeohhpinhmnslmnca faptra itefoea ahhdtyanpervamo it qhlaedcgt wseoorag etiTa ce hmth ibbn nsn sn“rohitmt el ”aieonhcd heydoe pato d-vi.iupp.eosinf ”hshtdpp