..and yet the Vatican takes in $200 MILLION a week from the United States..
200 million a week?
That’s all ?
“..and yet the Vatican takes in $200 MILLION a week from the United States”
Where is your cite for that because I have 2010’s figures which are:
The 2010 financial report for the Holy See yielded some good news for a change when it was published last weekend. This is Peter’s Pence collection from the worldwide churches which is done once a year.
For the last three years the Vatican had made a succession of losses but for the 2010 financial year the Holy See... total revenue of €245.2 million against total expenses of €235.3 million.
http://www.cinews.ie/article.php?artid=8718
..and yet the Vatican takes in $200 MILLION a week from the United States..Facts are not negotiable. smvoice may have been trying to be accurate, but not so much.
Veteran reporter debunks myths surrounding the Vatican
Another myth is that the Vatican is ultra-wealthy, he said. The annual operating budget of the Vatican City State is $270 million, he said, comparing that with the annual operating budget of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., which is $1.2 billion. The Catholic Church in the United States collects $200 million a week, almost enough to fund the Vatican for a year, he said.
Every penny goes right to the Vatican bank.
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That comes to about $10,000.00 per parish per week. There is no way that kind of cash is coming from the collection basket so either the money is coming from somewhere else or the figure is bogus.
As for here and worldwide, all those hospitals, orphanages, missions, soup kitchens/pantries and senior centers/meals on wheels, etc. don't pay for themselves either... bad economy, more needy.
Where did you get that US Vatican number and do you know what's done with it? Please send me both links.
So are you Korah, Dathan, or Abiram?