[Bernard]

A large part of the reason I'm a former Catholic is that most priests I encountered seemed just like the people that Jesus chased from the Temple with scourges.

I guess everybody has a line that separates prudent accumulation of property and security from greedy hoarding and huge salaries. This one in the story crosses mine.

$200,000 a year for a pastor? That's even more than most school superintendents make in Illinois, my new definition of over-paid "public servants."

[Zuriel]

**$200,000 a year for a pastor? That's even more than most school superintendents make in Illinois, my new definition of over-paid "public servants."**

YOU DARE ATTACK ANY STATE SPONSORED POSITION IN THE COMMUNIST PROVINCE OF ILLINOIS??? OFF TO GITMO WITH YOU!! :D

[PAR35]

$200,000 a year for a pastor? That's even more than most school superintendents make in Illinois

I would suspect that is low for comparable jobs at mega-churches in Dallas or Houston. Of course, most mega-church pastors supplement the salary with book sales. And the packages should be structured so that a large chunk of the $200,000 would be non-taxable.