Now, how exactly would new parishioners who are illiterates — BTW, that is the correct spelling — increase the church collections? I don’t think such people would be making much money.
“Now, how exactly would new parishioners who are illiterates — BTW, that is the correct spelling — increase the church collections? I don’t think such people would be making much money.”
I was just leaving Napa. CA where I own commercial real estate, and in so doing I passed by the local Catholic Church, as Mass was concluding. Beautiful, modern church with almost 100% Hispanic parishioners. So if they aren’t ponying up in the collection plate, just who is paying to maintain that edifice? My bet is that poor Mexican farm workers, put a bigger percentage of their incomes into their church than do the wealthy. And why not? This church is their protector from the laws of our government. And It’s a disgrace that should land a few archbishops in the slammer!