[metmom]

Or the more likely answer, Rome raped many of the poor countries and their riches are now squirreled away in the Vatican while the Protestant work ethic built countries like America.

Every Evangelical church I know of has a business meeting every year and provides a financial report of giving and expenses and is audited by an outside source for financial integrity.

I wonder what the Catholic Church does? I don't recall them ever answering to anyone about how much money they have and where it goes.

[small voice in the wilderness]

I don't recall them ever answering to anyone about how much money they have and where it goes

We know a lot of it goes to settling lawsuits against priest child abuse cases.. but that's just a drop in the offering buckets.

[small voice in the wilderness]

Can you imagine trying to audit the books of the Catholic Church?! we can't even get them to show us the book of where they get their beliefs! maybe it's a similar situation: the audit books don't really exist either. You can't audit what doesn't exist, but someone keeps telling you what the numbers are and standing by the numbers.

It's EXHAUSTING, trying to figure it out!

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Every Evangelical church I know of has a business meeting every year and provides a financial report of giving and expenses and is audited by an outside source for financial integrity.

I wonder what the Catholic Church does? I don't recall them ever answering to anyone about how much money they have and where it goes.

That is an excellent question. The answer is some variation of "don't ask; don't tell."