A local priest is speaking out against GoFundMe.

The popular online fundraising platform recently created more than 1.4 million donation pages for organizations that are registered nonprofits in the U.S.

One of those pages lists St. Pius X Catholic Church, much to the chagrin of Father Pat O’Brien, who said he never asked for the page to go up.

“It just isn’t fair. It’s dishonest and it’s creating a lot of extra work for us,” O’Brien said.

When O’Brien saw his parish’s page on GoFundMe, he was concerned.

“We don’t do that,” he said.

The parish does, however, receive funds directly through its website. O’Brien said it’s easier to track money coming in that way, and simpler for people to understand, especially those who aren’t comfortable donating online.

“We work very hard to get all

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