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To: The Iceman Cometh
I'm the last one to defend this guy, but the Church's "wealth" isn't really very spendable because it is in assets like churches and hospitals, and a lot of the art they don't actually own.

http://caritasetveritas.com/2013/03/the-myth-of-vatican-wealth-on-helping-the-poor/

8 posted on 09/14/2015 7:05:33 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Is the Pope Catholic?)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
I'm the last one to defend this guy, but the Church's "wealth" isn't really very spendable

There didn't seem to be a problem coughing up the cash to pay off the sex abuse cases.

14 posted on 09/14/2015 7:09:12 PM PDT by The Iceman Cometh (Proud Teabagging Barbarian Terrorist Hobbit Crazy Cracker Son-of-a-Bitch!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The Vatican could liquidate all its wealth, give it to the poor, and it would be gone within 90 days - or less.


86 posted on 09/14/2015 8:16:23 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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