Here’s a fresh idea. You read something slightly critical and you automatically think “Catholic Hater.”
You also assume that I’ve read little about it. As my other post indicates I took the time to at least search what the church’s extimated value was.
Regardless of your wild leap, I don’t have animosity toward the Catholic Church. I admire its resilience throughout history. I am just perplexed at the animus displayed by some of its members when a discussion of the Church’s actions is at hand.
My comment of the Pope’s comment being a bit ‘off’ was very polite given his domain. And, please don’t try and tell me the Vatican isn’t sitting on some of the mosts priceless and revered artifacts from history. While selfless and laudible, giving away one’s personal holdings in the midst of being surrounded with such and wanting for nothing is just symbolic. Regardless, whether you agree or not, the Catholic church is in control of a vast fortune, however interpreted.
Whatever.