Does anybody have any idea how rich the Roman Catholic church is??

Question

Not just cash on hand and accounts receivable, but all the art work and real estate.

Answer 1

They had some of this art work on tour around the world & charged people big bucks to see it. It was in FL about a year ago, so I have some idea. I also wish they would include birth control to their charities in other countries....Africa, India.....

Answer 2

Church doctrine isn't something it really is voted on by technique of clergymen and bishops. We acquire what became first surpassed right down to us. That suggested, it type of feels your more effective question is with reference to the area of girls human beings contained in the Church. not in basic terms can we've the total lady saints of heritage, even on the instantaneous there are quite some ladies those who artwork tirelessly for the Church -- even if in Catholic universities, Catholic hospitals, Diocesan places of artwork, parishes, and so on., and so on. in basic terms visit a religious ed convention and count number the type of guys vs. women human beings. I assure you'll locate a good larger percentage of girls human beings at such activities than the favourite. yet obviously, it isn't a contest. all of us would want to be about boost the Church in any respect we can. And all of us (even if guy or woman) have endless avenues accessible for us to easily attempt this. custom is the education of Jesus as given on to the Apostles. contained in the starting up became the be conscious, and the be conscious became with God. All issues got here into being by Him, and without Him not one component got here into being. What has come into being. What got here into being in Him became existence, and the existence became the mild of everybody.[John a million:a million-4] the teachings of Christ, the doctrine of the Church, were entrusted to the Apostles and their descendents, the magisterium of the Church. The magisterium is the education authority of the Church, created from the pope and bishops. The magisterium is guided by technique of the Holy Spirit, with the intention that by all generations we acquire an same teachings, the custom, because the Apostles. In time, those teachings were written down. ...Sacred custom, sacred Scripture, and the education authority of the Church, in accord with God's maximum sensible layout, are so suitable and joined at the same time that one can't stand without the others, and that each and each and every one at the same time and each and each and every in its own way less than the action of the Holy Spirit make a contribution to the salvation of souls [Dogmatic structure on Divine Revelation, Ch 2:10]

Answer 3

The Catholic Church receives most of their money from donations from middle class Americans.



HEY I'M NOT LYING!!! for a while recently, i forget when, but the church was bad off because Americas slowed down donations

Answer 4

It must have some money because it provides more human services than all other churches combined. It costs money to run thousands of schools, hospitals and social service agencies, to send missionaries to every country on earth, and to provide for the physical, social, medical and educational needs of millions of the world's poorest people.

Answer 5

I wonder if even the Pope knows.
As I am not catholic, though, I figure that's their lookout - I will have to answer to God for what I do with my wealth. And I have plenty of it, compared to children on the streets of Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Honduras, etc.

Answer 6

The Catholic Church is "poor in spirit."

Answer 7

well, look at the size of the Vatican and other Catholic buildings in Rome. How big are they? and they are meticulously built, too....

Then think about the richest man alive on earth--- when you can figure it out, then you got the $$$$$$$$$$$$$ amt you are looking for...

Answer 8

almost as rich as the secualr elitists who propogate humanism

althopugh i will say those people are individually filthy rich...whilst the church is a mystical body that helps those in need

Answer 9

far to rich financialy, it does not make them christian, if they were truely about following christ they would sell the vatican to build houses or hospitals in africa.

Answer 10

I know trillions of dollars!! Why do they need that much money. With all that money they can eradicate poverty from this world.