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Ufostrahlen said:Oh please.
Don't buy the warm words, judge a man by his actions.
Then Jesus, beholding him, loved him and said unto him, “One thing thou lackest: Go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in Heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.”
Bible Gateway passage: Mark 10:21 - 21st Century King James Version
Then Jesus, beholding him, loved him and said unto him, "One thing thou lackest: Go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in Heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me."www.biblegateway.com
Bankers' best guesses about the Vatican's wealth put it at $10 billion to $15 billion. Of this wealth, Italian stockholdings alone run to $1.6 billion, 15% of the value of listed shares on the Italian market. The Vatican has big investments in banking, insurance, chemicals, steel, construction, real estate.
Roman Catholics: The Vatican's Wealth
Bankers' best guesses about the Vatican's wealth put it at $10 billion to $15 billion. Of this wealth, Italian stockholdings alone run to $1.6 billion, 15% of the value of listed shares on...content.time.com
This article speaks of 270 Billion EUR which the Vatican owns!
Katholische Kirche: Der geheime Milliardenschatz des Klerus
Die Gläubigen treten in Scharen aus, die Steuereinnahmen sinken - in den Kassen der katholischen Kirche klafft ein Loch. Trotzdem muss sich die Institution wohl keine wirklichen Sorgen machen: Immobilien- und Geldbesitz summieren sich Schätzungen zufolge zu einem Milliardenvermögen.www.spiegel.de
Religion = indoctrinate the foolish ones to gain personal power
If you want to make big changes in the world, or help lots of people, it helps to have resources.
"The Roman Catholic Church is the largest non-government provider of health care services in the world"
Catholic Church and health care - Wikipedia
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