Posted on 01/29/2022 6:35:57 PM PST by marshmallow
Donations to Peter’s Pence fell by around 15% in 2021, the Vatican announced on Friday.
In an interview with Vatican News published on Jan. 28, Father Juan A. Guerrero, S.J., prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, said that, while donations were still arriving from some countries, there was a marked decrease compared to 2020.
He also disclosed that the sale of a London property at the center of a landmark Vatican finance trial would be concluded in June.
Commenting on Peter’s Pence, he said: “Roughly speaking, I can say that in 2021 there has again been a decrease compared to the previous year, which I would venture to quantify at no less than 15%.”
“If in 2020 the total collection of the Peter’s Pence was 44 million euros [around $49 million], in 2021 I do not think it will amount to more than 37 million euros [approximately $41 million].”
“The decrease in 2021 is in addition to the 23% decrease between 2015 and 2019 and the 18% decrease in 2020, the first year of the pandemic.”
Peter’s Pence is the Holy See’s annual collection to finance the pope’s charitable works and other priorities, including the Roman Curia.
The annual collection is usually taken up in Catholic churches around the world on a weekend close to the June 29 Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.
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I wish it were a bigger drop. Haven’t given A dime since Francis was elected
Giving money to the ImPopester is subsidizing evil.
He will led you to perdition.
Yes—they need to factor in the initial fall off as well.
It sounds as if one rolls it altogether it’s down around 50%, and if adjusted for inflation over that.
It needs to drop some more.
It is significant because churches had re-opened in many places (after being closed for much of 2020).
As the American Church engages in a fire sale, closing schools and parishes, I don’t see what would motivate people to give at all - they’re selling off the assets our grandparents built and we maintained.
Ditto on both points.
Can they just rob the indulgence fund to pay the Peter fund?
Seems like the Peter fund is routinely robbed by the Paul fund.
At least that’s the way I heard it.
Don’t touch the BINGO fund though. Father O’Tool needs “walking around” the track money, doncha know?
Yes, I despise the RCC.
At a parish in Louisville in the 90s where liberalism was flaming, some parishioners would put fake dollar bills in the envelopes reading, “No Dogma, No Dollar”.
A dangerous precedent. The (real) problem and proposed solution goes beyond Rome (whom you know I combat). But if not controlled from within men, orgs and counties must by controlled from without. If any church will not effectively deal with its own then it loses the moral authority that is supposed to be what sets the standard for the civil power, and without that then the latter will abuse power.
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