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SHOW STEVE

THE MONEY

A Wealthy Catholic Donor Rebels

is name isn’t ‘Steve’. He’s a recently-retired Midwesterner, a convert to the

Faith and a married man.

He also donates in the mid five figures to the Catholic Church every year.

Recently, he’s decided to divert a significant portion of that money away from his diocese. With the horrific revelations about America’s highest-ranking Cardinal’s decades-long sexual abuse of young boys, seminarians and priests – and the bishops and media who were aware and complicit –he’s one of a number of wealthy Catholic donors who are growing increasingly uneasy about what their donation dollars are funding.

Steve sat down with REGINA to explain his reasoning.

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REGINA: How long have you been contributing to the Church?

STEVE: My wife and I have been contributing since we have been married. Let’s just say Pope Paul VI was pope when we began our support.

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