Isnt taxing contributions to the Catholic Church OR any church for that matter, double taxation since the money was already taxed once ?

Secondly, I think it may have been Business Week who did a report a few years ago that said MOST of the small entities of the Catholic Church and each is a separate entity lost money on an annual basis due to such large expenses for schools, hospitals, orphanages, and different charity organizations.

And keep in mind, should they not run these institutions our federal or state government would need to bear the cost of all of them.

The thread is about taxes an taxation and NOT anything else that I am aware of.