Today though The leader of the 1.1 billion catholics worldwide decided to come out and speak about the 'recession we had to have' - but unlike Paul Keating, our dear holy father decided to state that:
"now with the collapse of big banks we see that money disappears, is nothing and all these things that appear real are in fact of secondary importance."
Benedict says "the only solid reality is the word of God."
Now, try telling that to the probably more than 950 million Catholics worldwide who might now struggle to feed their families, pay for heating bills or afford to put petrol in their car to drive to Church...
According to many sources, the Roman Catholic Church is one of the wealthiest organisations in the world - an organisation that over 2000 years has amassed a fortune in real estate, artwork, cash and other financial investments.
Granted, much of this was put into the holy piggy bank in times gone by when the Church and state were one and taxes were shared by both organisations.
However, given the wealth of the Church and the common knowledge that it sits on billions and billions of pounds/euros/dollares - you'd think our inspired leader might have thought twice before suggesting that money is of no importance...........
1 comment:
When I worked as a church janitor at St Jude's, I was asked to play the organ during one service. That was the toughest night I had, having to watch my keys and pews all night service long.
Post a Comment