[siunevada]

"Can one "get rich" being a Bishop, Cardinal or Pope?"

Not on the Pope's salary.

Dear Yahoo!:
What is the Pope's salary?
Josh
El Paso, Texas

Dear Josh:
A search on "Pope salary" lead us to a thread from a message board, where someone had posed just that question. According to one reply, the Pope's compensation consists of, "a place to stay and something to eat. I'm sure he does not receive a salary as you or I would think of a paycheck."
We searched for confirmation and uncovered another site, beliefnet. There we found another answer to your question: "The Pope does not receive any pay, nor does he have a bank account."

Try and try as we might, we could find no other mention of compensation for the Pope. We did learn that he is an elected official who, according to the New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia, is "the Bishop of Rome, who, in virtue of his position as successor of St. Peter, is the chief pastor of the whole Church, the Vicar of Christ upon earth."

While the Pope may not draw a formal salary, we are fairly certain the benefits and honor of such a position make up for the lack of paydays. And he does get to live in the Vatican Palace.

[xzins]

So, if the Pope felt like going to a good restaurant with you, he'd have to bum a few bucks?

We are simply discussing how available cash is labeled.

The Pope has ENORMOUS sums of available cash.

I have seen the gold room at Cologne Cathedral.

[Invincibly Ignorant]

I take it your refuaal to answer is acknowledgement you do expect others to do what you refuse to do. That really is not an effective approach to convincing anyone to change their behavior.

You post it. Show me how much you care a bout something other than whether catholics come out looking good. Which was the original point of my post. I'm not surprised you missed it and tried to change the subject. I'm on to ya.