Ping
So many things I thought I’d never see. I never thought I’d see a time where hearing something like the Vatican going broke makes me smile. My mother was a Catholic.
This virus brought to you by the nation which is “best implementing the social doctrine of the Church.”
-Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo
Why is it a black hole?
Why is it not a Argentine Socialist Hole?
They will sell the art of the church, the next thing you will hear is how many private museums exist in China.
Arabs will buy all the Western art and set it on fire.
Doom and gloom but thats worse case I can see atm.
Well if I had billions of dollars worth of art
I might consider selling some
Fiscal stability is not on the Popes radar. Climate Change is. Try to stay focused.
They must not be good stewards of the money they’ve raked in over the years....there’s a parable in that somewhere...
Those debauched parties and the lawsuits have cost a lot - and then there’s the loss of donations in response to those things.
If Nuzzi is right, the Church will certainly be in trouble soon given this interruption in income.
And Francis has his excuse for why it happened on his watch.
Considering the current Pope then I would not feel sorry for them at all.
This from a place that boasts in their tours they own 25% of the worlds priceless art items and jewels. Sorry not crying for them
They were billions ahead until they had to start paying out all the sex abuse claims. Can’t feel sorry for them if the cupboard’s bare.
Bankruptcy?
Doesn’t surprise me.