2007-12-04 05:15:29 · 6 answers · asked by kclegends13 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
Part of the church budget is the priest's salary, so that he will have money to live on. They don't preach for free, unless you are part of a church that has a volunteer ministry like the LDS church.
2007-12-04 05:40:33 · answer #1 · answered by love 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am sure at one time priests were underpaid and survived totally on what the church provided them.But, I sat in on a salary discussion for the pastor at my church. I was amazed on what all his salary package included...his wages, a free home to live in, insurance, a 401K, and a provision to send both of his children to college.God does provide.
2007-12-08 02:21:06 · answer #2 · answered by Harley Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just like pastors, preach, counsel, run the church, if it is a small parish they will do the books for the church with an advisory board, if it is a large parish they will oversee all the committees, etc then diocese pays them a salary. Like pastors, they typically get free housing at the parsonage. (Catholics call the parsonage a "rectory".)
2007-12-04 06:19:15 · answer #3 · answered by mldjay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brainwash the populace into believing what the priests tell them, in order to extort money from them.
2007-12-04 06:20:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Priests get a salary, just not a very big one.
2007-12-04 05:49:07 · answer #5 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the church pays them!!!
2007-12-08 00:55:06 · answer #6 · answered by mister ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋