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TexasTowelie

(117,040 posts) Tue Aug 30, 2016, 12:10 AM Aug 2016

Catholic Charities of Omaha looks for providers to take over some services after $1M in losses

LINCOLN — Losses approaching $1 million this year and regulations barring gay discrimination are driving major changes at Catholic Charities of Omaha.

The charitable arm of the Archdiocese of Omaha has announced plans to stop providing its substance abuse and mental health treatment services.

Tim McNeil, chancellor of the archdiocese, said Friday that the organization will not just walk away from the services.

“We will stay in the business until we can transition them to another provider,” he said. “We will fulfill our contracts.”

Read more: http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/facing-almost-million-in-losses-this-year-catholic-charities-looks/article_21b6d64b-e37c-5c49-a4ea-d3cc95984e85.html

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Catholic Charities of Omaha looks for providers to take over some services after $1M in losses (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2016 OP

People forget that KARMA and God are besties underthematrix Aug 2016 #1

We can't discriminate TlalocW Aug 2016 #2

underthematrix

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1. People forget that KARMA and God are besties

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Tue Aug 30, 2016, 01:19 AM

Aug 2016

Public option is on its way

TlalocW

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2. We can't discriminate

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Tue Aug 30, 2016, 01:40 AM

Aug 2016

So we're going to reduce our charity work. Cuz that's what Jesus would do.

It's funny how what with things like this and the whole pedo-priest thing, the Catholic Church still thinks it has any grounds to dictate morals to anyone else.

TlalocW

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