Feel free to ask about Protestant congregations. I’ve no doubt that the combined wealth of all Protestant sects is easily eclipsed by the wealth of the RCC.
And whenever we find that one of leaders lives like one of yours it is a scandal to us.
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/08/us/american-archbishops-lavish-homes/
A response that unfortunately I was expecting. Not addressing the questions, actually just ignoring and/or avoiding. By the way, what does the wealth of either the combined 40,000+ protestant churches to the RC Church have do with what I was addressing? Seriously, your acting like this is some kind of popularity contest given your comment or the fact that you even said it which amazes me. Your acting like you are of the world. This is in the territory of pride, a deadly sin for the soul. Not good at all.
Well I do like the link, but perhaps you should read the sub headline and quote just under:
Records reveal that 10 of the country’s top church leaders defy the Pope’s example and live in residences worth more than $1 million
“How I would like a Church which is poor and for the poor!”— Pope Francis
Bishops and priests living in apostasy against the faith’s teaching and the Pope reminding them of that.
By the way, are you suggesting that those of us in the RC Church who do actually believe in our faith, are not Scandalized by this or any other violation? That is very arrogant assumption which I have to assume was your intent since you are attempting to place yourself above in this matter despite the problem is more common in your ranks than you want to admit just based on how you phrased your words. A sinner is a sinner, and we are all sinners. You lack the humbleness of our Lord and what he commands of us just like those priests and bishops you pointed out in that article. It’s amazing how the irony is lost on you.
The culture in this country and the world has decayed to the point where this is going to lead to massive persecutions. If a large chuck of the clergy of the RC Church who do not have any supernatural faith and do not believe in our Lords Church(His Word) finally throw in with the world, and they will, what will you and the other protestants due to defend yourselves from the shield the Church has afforded to you thus far? You are fractured and continue to fracture more so with each passing year in an effort to try and remain true to our Lords teaching and avoid those protestants who continue to water it down. While at the same time the Clergy in the RC Church are acting like protestants. I don’t think you have any idea how hard it is going to be for you to maintain your belief when this occurs. You will be forced to choose either being Catholic, or being pagan. Sadly many are choosing the pagan route irrespective of whether they proclaim themselves Catholics or Protestants for they have NO supernatural faith. I can only pray that you and all the others(protestant,Catholic,pagans) including myself make the right choice when that time does come, and come it will.