Aren't you good! Don't know where you're from, but the Boston Archdiocese is in a mess. "Cardinal" Law aided and abetted the pedophiles and should be cooling his butt in jail instead of Rome. "Cardinal" O'Malley sells church property out from under the laity who worked and paid for it. I don't give at Mass, instead I send checks to various charities who need it more than the big shots in their fine dresses, robes and mitres.
I wasn't trying to look good. I was just responding to your ridiculous comment that "thinking" Catholics don't give money to the church. I am from the KC/St. Joseph Diocese. While not exactly the most conservative area, the Church I attend is still deserving of whatever I can give. Blanket statements about Catholics really bug me. There is so much more to the Church than a few cases of homosexual priests abusing their power.
Those "big shots" generally don't have a lot of material possessions. Why does their clothing bother you? It's not like they are out shopping for the latest styles at expensive department stores. I'm guessing they don't need a walk-in closet for their clothing. They don't wake up in the morning and struggle over what pair of black pants to wear that day or what robe will be the most flattering. It's a uniform.
Our Archbishop drives a car that cost about 5K less than my Santa Fe.