Here's what I'm getting at. Ok the church is allegedly founded on Christ. And Jesus IMPLICITLY told his disciples to help the poor. And then we have this parable of Jesus and the rich man and Jesus telling the guy "go and sell all you have, give the money to the poor and come follow me".
Now ok so let us flash forward to the year 2007. The vatican over the years has amassed millions if not billions of dollars in net worth. By acquiring real estate, artifacts, religous relics, priceless works of sculpture and paintings. Now I don't ever recall reading in the bible where Christ told anyone to go and amass some artifacts in a building and amass some huge amount of wealth and man I think I recall him getting angry over people trying to make money off his fathers name.
So why, if the catholic church has all this money and wealth, can't they give out an education to the poor children of the world at no cost?
Why do only the better off parents get to send kids to their schools?
2007-01-16 07:14:01 · 21 answers · asked by RomanCatholic P 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
p.s. i AM a practicing catholic and attend mass every sunday, im just struggling with jesus' words versus the church's actions
2007-01-16 07:14:42 · update #1
uhh sister steph, while what you say might be true, it isn't in line with what christ told his followers to do
2007-01-16 07:19:39 · update #2
ronin is right i meant "explicit"
thank you
2007-01-16 07:30:43 · update #3
It costs money to run a school and to send kids through school. It also costs money to keep up repairs in the schools, and churches for that matter.
If they gave all of the money that they supposedly have away, they would have no money to support the schools or churches, and then they wouldn't exist.
Money isn't a bad thing, it's just how you use it. They are using it to put kids through school, and to improve churches so that they become more appealing to non-believers.
2007-01-16 07:19:41 · answer #1 · answered by May 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It really varies among schools. I attended Catholic school from preschool to 8th grade (1993-2005, to give you an idea of when this was; tuition costs may be different now or in the future), and I believe it was around $2500 a year; however, this was in a small town in Illinois, and it may also vary by region. The quality of the school is also something to consider; check out the school (and consider factors like whether they have nuns or regular teachers, as things like that can make a difference in the cost) and see if it seems worth it to pay however much it costs. Catholic school is generally fairly expensive, so make sure you know what you're getting ahead of time.
2016-05-25 02:01:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you think the Vatican became such a rich entity. It was certainly not by giving away the wealth they amass. Catholicism and all other religions bank on one important commodity, faith, since faith is not a tangible commodity they can sell it for whatever price they deem suitable. We buy what they sell but have nothing in the end to show for it, but faith. It is just another billion dollar corporation, but in this case it is pure profit. Faith cost nothing to produce, manufacture or distribute. All you need are a group of people that feel lost in the world wanting to believe there has to be more to this life. What billion dollar corporation do you that gives away any of their knowledge?
Better off parents send there children there simply because they are better off. They have the choice because they are better off.
There are people out there who truly believe education should be for everyone rich or poor but let's face it, the one true god in all of our lives is the almighty dollar. Its really what gets you by in this world not faith. Go to the store, get a gallon of milk and then offer the cashier some faith in place of dollars. Good luck.
2007-01-16 07:41:52 · answer #3 · answered by paco 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That money has to go to something else. It takes a lot of money to run the school. Why do Baptist Schools cost money too? Mega churches should be paying for it right? Or does that money go to something else? Now, Catholic Schools do assist with children who can not afford to go to their schools, I'm not sure if other denominations do this - but I would assume so. You have to pay to go to all private schools that are supported by a denomination ( and even those that aren't). Why is that? Because they don't get government funding - and that's the real reason why you have to pay. Yes, the church may make a lot of money - but it goes to something else. The school cannot be dependent upon the church, it needs to make its own source of income.
2007-01-16 07:23:48 · answer #4 · answered by The Pope 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic Church is an institution. The teachings of Christ are more important than an institution, as I am sure you agree. Perhaps you would do better in a Church that is reformed and follows the teachings of Jesus.
Most Catholic schools offer some kind of aid and the church certainly does a lot of good, but only as an institution.
2007-01-16 07:21:32 · answer #5 · answered by carmen v 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with Sister Steph but would like to add that if you cannot afford the fees The Catholic school will waver the fees. My children went to a Catholic school all their school lives same as me and I did not have to pay the fees because I am on a Disability pension
God Bless You
2007-01-16 07:23:23 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do you have children? Are you a struggling parents? I think you need to find out more about the school. Most of them if not all are subsidized. If you are non catholic and want to attend a catholic school your rate is higher than those who are practicing catholic. They also take into consideration if you are a parishioner. If you are a parishioner who comes to church weekly you get a lower rate. If you are unable to pay any of the fees you may apply for full subsidy. I think you have not done enough research before fuming.
2007-01-16 07:23:06 · answer #7 · answered by hurt 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Many impoverished countries have schools run by the church, free of charge.
In the US, since the gov't can't support any one religion, it is considered a private school. Private schools cost money, plain and simple. Frankly, taking the god nonsense out of the education, I recieved a much better education than I would have in a public school.
2007-01-16 07:22:26 · answer #8 · answered by Bill K Atheist Goodfella 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Someone has to pay for it. Our local public schools are funded by the government, who doesn't want to pay for private schooling, which is what catholic school is. Also because it's the government that REQUIRES children get an education, not the Catholic church.
Jesus told his followers to take that money and go preach the Gospel to the world, not pay for an education that consists of math, art, and history.
2007-01-16 07:19:45 · answer #9 · answered by Lara Croft 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Catholic schools are private schools, those cost money. It costs money to pay the teachers and, unlike public schools, the state or government or whatever isn't helping out. If you went to a Jewish private school, you'd pay too because it's a private school.
You get what you pay for, really. Private schools offer a slightly better education in my opinion.
2007-01-16 07:18:35 · answer #10 · answered by sister steph 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋