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Originally Posted by wmbwinn
The IRS code defines charities. You can look there for a definition if you wish. Many churches split off their charitable branches/efforts with different names to meet the legal code issues. Many churches do have some aspects of their functionality taxed. You are over simplifying the issue.
The reason the Catholic Church created the entity "Catholic Charities" is probably exactly for the issue of dealing with the IRS code.
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are you referring to 501(c)? not relative.
churches don't need to register with the irs, they are exempt already.
your presumption on catholic charties is pretty flimsy to say the least.
churches only pay tax on an activity totally removed from their normal conduct, for instance if they own income producing property leased by an unrelatted for profit entity.
very, very few churches pay any taxes, be that income or property.