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No wonder our Catholic Bishops are complicit in the downfall of civil society. The Bishop of Gary should tell them to payoff the taxpayers of Indy for the crony JW Marriott before accepting these dollars.
Eric M’s comment reminds me that the online comment section of publications is akin to the Jerry Springer show…….
Chad, I will use my full-name, Eric Morris. I am a faithful member of St. Elizabeth Seton in Carmel, Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana, and I stand by my Jerry Springer comment. Unfortunately, the Bishops sort-of preach religious freedom while practicing their hands out to the government. I’m sure the Whites have good intent with this donation, but a properly taught faithful should know better that TIFs, tax abatements, and PPPs undermine civil society. I could go on, but the producer is telling me we need to go to commercial.
I do not support White Lodging getting tax breaks, or any private business for that matter. However, if non-profit organizations, religious or otherwise, now have a moral imperative to refuse donations from those who have benefited from public tax breaks, then most of them will soon be shutting their doors and ceasing to offer public services. Take the money, I say, it is at least a start in paying back society what they owe.
Remember that White Lodging took close to $60 Million in tax dollars to build the J.W. Marriott complex. Sixteen million seems like a small amount to ease Mr. White’s conscience.
Seems like plan to re-ingratiate himself to the city of Indianapolis so he and Mike Wells can once again coming begging for city tax dollars.
Christopher B, that’s the Ron Paul theory on accepting campaign donations from disreputable people. My view is I wish the Bishops would spend as much time on local political issues like cronyism (preach and teach Subsidiarity) as they do on fighting those horrible loan sharks and penning letters about the federal death penalty.