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Top Answer out of 9 by hedge-rider on Jan 29, 2009 at 1:06 pm Permalink
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xhepera Jul, 20 2009 at 12:52 PM
+6 to you. I'm surprised by some of the ignorance about the Roman Catholic Church's "finances" and its charitable work. I am not a Catholic. And there are a lot of reasons to fault the RCC or disagree with some of its doctrines and practices. IMO there are many things one can argue are "wrong" with the Church. The charitable practices of the Church and its members are *not* among them.
hedge-rider Jul, 21 2009 at 07:57 PM
I agree.
Answer 2 out of 9 by Leah on Jan 29, 2009 at 12:02 pm Permalink
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xhepera Jul, 20 2009 at 12:53 PM
And that's just the tip of the iceberg. The RCC cannot be faulted for inattention to charitable work. +6
Answer 3 out of 9 by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi COAT on Jan 25, 2009 at 10:00 am Permalink
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Zack-Phillis big brother Jan, 25 2009 at 10:00 AM
Thank you BEN DAN.:-)
Leah Feb, 07 2009 at 02:42 PM
You know the pope has the same wordrobe that he got when he became pope and nothing knew sicne. The vatcan doesn't have running water.
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Zack-Phillis big brother Jan, 25 2009 at 07:13 AM
That's what I thought.
Leah Feb, 07 2009 at 02:41 PM
Find the source, what about the 30% of refugees they sponser.
Answer 5 out of 9 by Rude Bear Ready for Winter on Jan 29, 2009 at 1:22 pm Permalink
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Leah Feb, 07 2009 at 02:42 PM
He is not allowed to get new clothes pay attion. He wears the same thing over and over again.
Answer 6 out of 9 by the artist formerly known as triorion on Jan 25, 2009 at 11:25 am Permalink
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Zack-Phillis big brother Jan, 25 2009 at 11:35 AM
I just asked another question as to where The Vatican gets its wealth.
the artist formerly known as triorion Jan, 25 2009 at 11:41 AM
i couldn't even begin to tell you that. i do know that the church began accumulating wealth in 313 AD when Constantine legalized Christianity (so they were actually able to settle down and publicly begin churches). i imagine a lot of the wealth comes from donations, but as to why it's coming and not going.... i really don't know. hope you get some good answers to that one.
Leah Jan, 29 2009 at 07:25 PM
That is true Constantine is what gives Catholics there bad rep. He forced converters, and stole the Roman empire's who he took over and turned it into the Vatican.
Answer 7 out of 9 by --paw43--is back for now on Jan 25, 2009 at 10:05 am Permalink
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hedge-rider Jul, 21 2009 at 08:00 PM
Which doesn't mean it has 600 million euros at its disposal. As I wrote in my answer, most of the monetary "worth" of the Catholic Church is tied up into its ownership of thousands of priceless artworks and artifacts and into its extensive land ownership - most of which it cannot do anything with.
--paw43--is back for now Jul, 21 2009 at 11:57 PM
It has properties at its disposal it can sell off if it so wishes.
hedge-rider Jul, 22 2009 at 11:55 AM
Very true, but who knows what plans it has for the properties it wishes to keep - perhaps something that will provide more benefit greater down the road (or perhaps not). Keep in mind that the Catholic Church is the largest charity donator in the world - they're still doing quite a bit.
Answer 8 out of 9 by Kewl Guy - has gone green on Jan 25, 2009 at 9:58 am Permalink
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