Why do people still give money to the Roman Catholic Church when the cash goes to pay court settlements?

Question

As of mid-2005, there are 195 Roman Catholic dioceses in the U.S. They have paid a total of over $1.5 billion dollars in settlements since 1950, all over child sexual abuse cases.

Yet people continue to tithe to the church. (The number of donors has fallen in the past few years, but the amount contributed overall has held steady.)

I'm confused. Why do congregants keep forking over money?

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Answer 1

Because that's by no means the only place the money goes. A great deal of it goes to charities, orphanages, missions, etc.

Answer 2

My overdue spouse become born and raised LCMS and we both switched over in 1968 and my spouse advised me this later that once a pair of yrs earlier when we went to a Catholic Church Mass with my Boss and his spouse that the on the spot we entered the Church she knew this become the position she belonged. to those interpreting this LCMS in case you do not recognize is the initials for the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod an truly strict Church that has most of the Catholic Church's teachings which contain the female isn't allowed to verify the Gospel from the altar and yrs in the past in there Luther's small Catechism contained in the very decrease back become even practise to make Confession to the Pastor if so wanted.

Answer 3

for the same reason peoplegive to all those pentecostal and baptist preachers on tv, because they believe in the church's teachings. At least with the catholic church, the money doesn't just go to buy the preacher a new 20 million dollar house.

Answer 4

The money goes to the Priests for wages, wages for workers, upkeep of the Church and Schools, Charities and the homeless

God Bless You

Answer 5

Catholic church is not the only one that cover ups there filthy. Yes religious people are hopeless. People give to Hamas and Hezbollah for charity.

Answer 6

because people still believe the catholic church is the ONLY true church and authority on the earth.
the law of tithing is just as much a commandment of satan as it is of God.

Answer 7

The Catholic Church operates more schools, hospitals, orphanages, clinics, hostels, counseling centers, and other human services than all other churches combined. That's where the cash goes.
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