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Originally Posted by Yamer
Just because the modern Church isn't beating the Indian out of children in 2025 doesn't mean their presence doesn't hurt indigenous people today.
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It sounds like what you're saying is that the modern Catholic Church (again, the original discussion, "Church" was standing in for "Church, Synagogue, Temple, Mosque, etc.", not the Catholics specifically) is continuing to harm indigenous people simply by existing, and that allegation is worth taking into account in determining whether or not it should continue to benefit from charitable status. If so, I do not agree that that should be a factor.
I don't really have a strong view about whether or not Canada should continue to provide preferential treatment to churches. I'm just saying that on balance, the activities that they conduct, today in 2025, probably provide a net benefit to the Canadian public overall.