Catholic Church: Sell Everything and Give to the Poor? 

I went to Mass at St. Peter’s. When it was over I felt like Moses walking down Mt. Sinai when I was walking down the stairs. All the treasures I saw at the Sistine Chapel would be gone for all to see if it was sold. It would deprive future generations of the amazing pieces of art and artifacts that the Church Jesus founded has accumulated through two millennia.

A non-Catholic co-worker brought this question up and this was my answer. The math is simple. There is an estimated 700 million people who live in poverty around the world. If the Church sells everything and gets a trillion dollars ($1,000,000 millions) and divides by 700 millions, she would give each person about $1,500. This would last a person living on $4 a day about 1 year. But after that, nothing more because there would be no more churches, charitable organizations, schools, hospitals where Catholics can go to or work in, so, no more donations forever...

Huge fan here! Can you do a segment on eucharistic miracles?

Henry the eighth of England tried that and gave all the assets:: to King Henry the eighth.

I've heard that the Catholic Church's umbrella charity organization, Caritas, has an annual budget of £4 billion. So to sell everything the Church owns, as a one-off to top that amount up by just a quarter, seems like a bit of a waste :/

When I was desperate and iij needed help,a Korean preist not once but twice gave me money to help me no one every did that not my family not anyone,I am here today from the love and kindness of jesus and that will always be close to my heart.

For years I been told that the Catholic church has been the richest Church in the whole world. and if it were to sell everything it would solve world hunger! Now being a minister/ becoming Catholic this has opened up my eyes to see how wrong and dumb I was as a child

Church also feeds the poor in spirit. Should we all live on potatoes?

People who say the Catholic church hoardes all their money are usually those who have never even been involved in a pastoral meeting. The church does a lot of financial aid, reliefs, social welfare and much more community-based activities. My diocese built a lot of roads in rural areas so that locals, Catholics and non-catholics alike, can easily access towns and health clinics. The beauty of the Catholic church is that it concerns more than just the afterlife, it also strives to make this present life better. Unfortunately, whenever the church has extra money to do some renovations, people are quick to point fingers.

I do have a second comment: as a poor person who works for the poor, and goes to school at the same time, I can say totally, this is why having a Mission Volunteer experience is important. Even if you have had them before. Compassion reminders are important 🙏❣️💗. God bless you, Father Casey....

We can all do more by spending less on things and giving more

As if selling the Vatican treasures would eradicate poverty. John 12:5 “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” says Judas Iscariot

No way, selling is not an Option. This are Sacred places that give Testimony to the Presence of Christ our God and Savior through out History. It can't become Just Property. Beside it's PRICELESS. 🙏💒🌅

Selling Vatican would be a curse for that who buys it. A lot of people would hate the new owner/s. And rightfully so.

Father Casey, i'm from Brazil and i really love your channel. May God bless you more and more....😊

0:13 wtf? Who would say something that silly? There's monumental architecture all around the world, that argument would basically amount to someone seeing the Piramids and wondering why doesn't everyone convert to ancient Egyptian Religion

I have always been under the impression that the Church acted, as you say, stewards of those items currently in their care. It's a kind of cache of human history and civilization, held for all of humanity. It doesn't belong to the Pope, or even the Church, necessarily. Think of the Doomsday Seed Vault, but for art and documents. When the last computer goes to dust, if taken care of, these things will be a lasting record of our history.

Good day everyone, may I ask for prayers for my father who is in hospital please. Thank you and I hope you are well ❤️

Well said, Father Casey. Thank you! If the assets will be sold and be given to the poor, what is left to help the poor when the assets are gone? If the proceeds from the sold assets will be saved or deposited to be given gradually to the poor, then that saved money is still another form of assets. Then again, if the assets are used up in helping the poor , where will be the next sources of money or assets in continuing to help the poor if all the assets have been sold? If a Vatican or Church asset eg. Renaissance painting will be sold, it will be a property to be viewed by a few instead of the public. If that art will be put in a private museum for public viewing, most probably the revenue will go a profit entity. How can they truly measure the assets of the Church? Can they truly measure the faith and history associated with that asset? And for crying out loud! Why do we need to receive something if we truly want to help the poor?! If a person wants to donate money to help the poor, why that person wants to get a Vatican or Church asset to help? Why can’t we just help without getting or receiving anything? After all, our ultimate reward is Heaven with The HOLY TRINITY eternally and not a piece of Vatican or Church asset.

Well when you put it that way, it makes a lot more sense. By donating everything it had to the poor, the Church would only be giving a small percentage of the impoverished their physical needs for a short period of time, but in turn loose its pseudo-spiritual gift of its many awe-inspiring historical monuments, holy spots, and artifacts. How would you even sell most artifacts to begin with if they are priceless? I never had a very strong counter-argument for this point, but now I do!

Use the assets to pay the Legal bills for Priests abuses of the Congregants,instead of shaking down the members of the dioceses. You didn’t even mention the cost of atrocities. How many dioceses ARE selling off property due to legal costs? Come on Fr. Casey.... how much COULD be spent on “the Poor” if not lining lawyers pockets for despicable acts?

Thank you Fr. Casey. Selling every asset owned by the RC church and distributing the money to the poor throughout the world would be a self defeating exercise - obviously. People in 1st world countries are quite ignorant of the depth & breadth of charitable work done in the past & is continually being done presently for the disadvantaged poor in 3rd world countries by the RC church. The infra-structure & personell placed deep in inaccessible rural areas in these countries are numerous & are only there to serve the poor in health care, education, spiritual well being (go & teach all nations - baptising them .........) etc etc. Father Casey, I come from an African 3rd world country and have seen & experienced 1st hand - the great work/service to humanity being done by the Roman Catholic Church. Thank you and may God bless you all.

My heart with you with wishes 💕 Blessings from 🇦🇪( UAE)🌷🌷🌷

Jesus Himself said: the poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me. (mat 26:11) The context of that remark is that when a woman anointed Jesus, there was criticism towards the woman, the precious oils she used could be sold and the money could be given to the poor. This is the beauty of the Gospels, there's many levels and angles to be found, some obvious, others less obvious. A less obvious truth in the Gospels is (imo at least) there is a much deeper commentary under the surface, perfectly understanding and exposing the human condition. It is not a coincedense that the disciple who was the most fanatic and dogmatic about 'helping the poor' was also the one who betrayed Jesus. The gospels have several meanings at once, and that part warns against helping the poor just on it's own merits, like we see happening in our own time: everyone is 'opressed' there's a victimhood competition, but there's nothing deeper behind it, no deeper truth. God through Jesus is the deeper truth and the endgoal, not ending poverty, once Judas realises what the deal is, he can not agree with that and decides to betray Jesus. The gospels are truth yet also analogies at the same time about human behaviour, the human psyche that are timeless.

It's about time someone told that story Thank you Father Casey.that is all true and l hope it clears that talk that we are loaded with wealth and we should give to the poor.well what do that think that the catholic church has been doing from the beginning NOW IT IS CLEAR AS WELL AS THE TRUTH. YOU ARE SO INFORMED AND TELL IT ALL AS IT IS.GREAT TEACHER !!!!!!!!!

Great Homily. In my personal experience, an awful lot of people that go on about the Poor etc and look down on the Catholic Church are them self guilty of inconsistencies. For example whilst travelling around Europe I encountered one such lady bemoaning the wealth of the Church at Melk. I was forced to ask this lady if there was evidence that she herself cared so much for the poor? For example her costly Holiday was a self indulgence that could easily have helped many poor people to live a better life. . .indeed like Judas Iscariot bemoaning money spent on Our Lord such comments betray these detractors and leave vast questions as to their own logical conclusions. Quite frankly I find such people a waste of time and the flaunting of their ignorance is as shallow as their appreciation of History or Theology or Art.

Very good video that presents another view to those thinking the church is wealthy. The best way to deal with negativity is information. Thank you Father Casey for this video and all the information about the church that you create.

Fr I salute you for addressing this issue. Hopefully this will put this misunderstanding to rest. Thank you again Father. Can anyone tell me this amazing Priest's name?

Fr. Casey, I love your videos. I was wondering if you could do a video on indulgences and the misunderstandings regarding them.

Sadly, if all of us gave our money to the poor, there would STILL be poor. The best way to banish poverty is through job creation, so that people can lift themselves out of poverty. It's the same principle as teaching a man to fish rather than giving a fish away.

Indeed. And one wonders whether the other denominations who also have non taxable benefits unaudited have the same kind of accountability to humanity.

This is one of the criticisms of the Church which bugs me the most! If we want to talk about how much money the Catholic Church possesses then we should talk about the Protestant churches too. The Church of England, for example, is one of the biggest land owners in the UK, worth billions of pounds, but no one says a word about that🤷🏻‍♀️ The Church of Scotland is a massive landowner too. But because the splendour of the Catholic Church, the cathedrals, artefacts etc are all on show for everyone to see and experience, people find it easy to criticise. Almost everything the Church owns has been passed down through the centuries to benefit the whole Church, not just a few individuals. So no one OWNS it really. People seem to have this notion that Pope Francis sits on a pile of gold or something🤦🏻‍♀️ I don’t understand it. Not to mention all of the charitable work the Church does to help people every day. If it gave ALL of its money away, then it wouldn’t be able to do any of that. The lack of foresight in people is crazy😒 Anyways, thank you for the video Father Casey👍🏻

We could compare it to the personal wealth of the 10 richest Pastors of the separated churches... oh wait we are Catholics we don't do that

When my university class went to the vatican everyone thought it was too much of a tourist attraction and couldn't feel anything particularly spiritual. I mean the the thought of giving everything to the poor may be flawed anyway because it will only really extend a life but not save a soul. There's the thought maybe it will bring them to the church but that may be for the wrong reasons as some people may become overly dependant or take advantage of the charity. I know I'm being cynical but sometimes its better to teach and help show them how to fish than giving them every fish you ever catch. It's like Aristotle's golden mean where going to much to an extreme is destructive.

Some local Catholic churches struggled with keeping up the spending. There's one church in NW DC that has a school and has a big congregation. The Homily Mass is given in English, Vietnamese, Creole Haitian, and mostly in Spanish....and sometimes we have to give extra donations because electricity, water, bathroom supplies, and other maintenance costs. God bless and protect our beloved church. My truly love and appreciate my Catholic privilege. God is always good. I will never ever, ever leave the/ my church just because of the bad apples. We are all going to paid our sins separately. I will use the excuse of the bad things happen in the church to abandoned my faith. God bless you.

Just like Jesus told Judas 2000 years ago, "We will always have the poor with us".

I've been very poor most of my life. One of my life's greatest pleasure is to walk into a beautiful Catholic Church and know that in part it is mine. I have a wonderful place to pray. Besides, to whom should the world's most talented artists bring their tribute? Donald Trump?

As an accounting major I like how you broke down the concept of wealth vs. actual wealth. Some items The Vatican holds can not be valued. The historical value alone is far too great. I agree The Church does better work for everyone using it's assets in good stewardship than blind distribution of wealth. Good Job!!

The modern day Church is only the custodian of these assets and they belong to the human race so should never be sold.

And why Vishops have to earn 12000Euro in Germany every month..wouldn't 4000Euro not be enough for people who want to serv God? I earn 1500Euro per month by the way..

Fr. Casey, you are truly an inspiration for all of us. God bless you, greetings from Germany.

Economic aid from the UN destroyed Africa. The real help we can do is to go there and help people with education and skills that they can give to their future generations. And that is exactly what the Catholic Church has done for centuries.

"Man can't live by bread alone." That's why Jesus came down from heaven not to save the poor nor the Jews from Roman oppression. Jesus came to die on the Cross to save our souls and prefared us for the Kingdom of God.

I like this channel. I’ve been thinking about coming back to the Catholic Church.

1:32 - That's Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal. Beautiful church.

Do you really think that banker was killed for meddling with treasures of humanity?

All that stuff belongs to history. People go to see it and that creates jobs. It creates lots and lots of jobs. Spiritual poverty is a big problem. That is the real issue.

Well what would that solve on the long term? Being poor means that you pay more than you earn, having a negative balance. That would counterbalance for a while, like a morphine shot Then everything will go back to the way it was. But without the Church. Still, I believe the Church could do with more modesty, especially from the heads of hierarchies, especially in the middle east The poverty has to be solved by a redistribution of resources. There are plenty for everyone.

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Great explanation as always! Thank you for making this video

The Saint deacon Lawrence of Rome (3rd century) was forced to hand over the treasures of the Church (according to a legend) and delivered dozens of poor and old and handicapped to the oppressing King

There are so many other things to sell. The poor are everywhere in the world. Tell the politicians who accumulate wealth at the cost of the people should take care of the poor. They should sell what they own.

When your home diocese is mentioned in a Video (2:22): *Leonardo Di Caprio pointing meme*

The alabaster anointing scene comes to mind...

This always gets asked. It’s a dumb question. It would just be an empty gesture that wouldn’t result in anything good .

“Sell the Vatican?” OH HELL TO THE WAY NO. OVER MY DEAD BODY😕

Sell the Vatican? No way. Are you serious?

Gracias fray Casey por su amor a la evangelización a través ddd es estos medios. Bendiciones espirituales usted.!!🙏🏼🙏🏼👋🏼

Reminder that asking for the Church to be taxed is to assume that the governments receiving those funds will use those in an efficient manner and for altruistic thing. Given what we’ve witnessed in the 20th and 21st century, there’s fair reason to have doubts about those governments spending those funds altruistically

Thanks and I accept your point, but I do feel uncomfortable about how the church has accumulated all the riches. For example the gold in Spanish churches. And the church, in the past at least, has seemed more concerned with protecting its interests rather than its mission.

That you for this! I've gotten this objection often from non believers and it's nice to have a video to point to. It's surprising that other apologists don't address it but thank you so much for doing so. GOD bless you!

Thank you Fr. Casey. This has been a real eye opener for me and for the many around the world.

BRILLIANT VIDEO . IM GOING TO SHOW MY JEWISH DAD WHO ALWAYS SAYS THAT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS RICH. THANKS FOR ANOTHER BRILLIANT VIDEO 🤩

Men will slay dragons for beauty. Don’t underestimate the power of beauty in society, because that which we look up to influences how we think and act; and if that which we look up to is ugly and flat and colorless, so too will we become.

Not only is the Vatican is a treasure-trove of Renaissance masterpieces -- all available to the public regardless of faith -- it also houses the world's largest collection of art from Greek and Roman Classical Antiquity, most of it excavated from Rome and other areas around Italy (unlike the pirated collections at the British Museum or the Louvre). So the Vatican Museums are actually performing a great service to world heritage.

Thanks Fr. Casey, a good info for the non Catohlic critics. God bless!

....They DO give back to "the poor" and poorer...

How about taking a most firm and resolute stance on preventing all types of abuses, physical, mental and financial. How much has been paid out in fines, penalties, and "settlements?" Orientations and "Idendifications" are irrelevant. Are not Chastity and celibacy still vows in The Final Professions? Do not shuffle offenders around. I pay my money directly to various entities without overheads. The Church Hierarchy must prove itself trustworthy to attract congregants and financial support... All IMO... To each, follow your conscience...

For this perfume might have been sold for over three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor.” And they were scolding her. But Jesus said, “Let her alone; why do you bother her? She has done a good deed to Me. For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me. - Mark 14:5-7

A lesson I took for granted in the game Civilization is that if you sell the temples and cathedrals, you're going to have a riot because people are going to be royally unhappy.

Seven years ago there was a huge flood in the Bavarian Danube area near the Austrian border. Many houses were completely destroyed and many families lost their home. Long before the state government finally decided to help those people, the local Diocese Passau paid round about 2.5 million Euros to the flood-victims. Do you know what some self proclaimed "church-critics" say to this fact? "I dOn´T cArE aBoUt dA cHuRcH!!11!!" Funny, isn´t it? X-D

Well then,enjoy your welth if that make you feel better!! Do you know Jesus? He said help the poor!!! So the catholics like the opposite more i guess,taking money from the poor?? How to be saved?? By Christ ONLY and not by works!! ! Corinthians chapter 15 verses 1-4 Romans chapter 10 verses 9-13.Have a blessed day!! Are the most catholics not born again by the way?

.. .those inside the Vatican was almost given by many..it's kinda museum for me.. ..it's kinda your heading to the stablishment too because you could help poor people not by selling stablishments.. ..some people here in Philippines were forcing the owner to sell those old stablishments /houses especially those Catholic owners/family who are not that RICH and preserving those old stablishments /houses..I can't blame any religion coz somehow, some rich Catholic is doing it too..wants to own others blah blah blah.. And having those unreasonable blah blah blah.. .like you, reasoning those poor people..unreasonable. Just my opinion because I'm a CATHOLIC and somehow, it's happening around the world and here too.. .so sad to here that.. REASONING that are UNREASONABLE..

The material riches of the Catholic Church are not cash as people but rather historical arts,statues, monuments,etc which have extremely low LIQUIDITY

The church is a tax-exempt corporation in the business of selling a belief system(s) with all of the behaviors and life-long systems of thought that go with that belief system. If the corporation (the church) were to give away all of its wealth, then it would no longer be able to function powerfully, much as if a charitable trust or foundation would not function if it gave away the bulk of it's principal, the charity would then fail. Money (value) is required for flexible and effective action in this world. The church acts in this world (at the very least).

great video, best i have seen on the topic! but allow me to answer how you can walk into the Vatican and remain an atheist: Would visiting the pyramids make you worship Anubis? would visiting the Panthenon make you pray to Zeus, or Athene? would seeing the Taj Mahal make you a hindu? if yes... thats surprising. If no, you'll understand my point.

Let's be honnest for a second. Administration cost is not an excuse to hide behind. Propaganda control and translation costs are in no way to be considered a "charitable mission". Papal declarations are transmitted and translated (as it should be since he is a head of state) by all world news agencies at their own expenses. As for "treasures of humanity"... Right. I truly feel the summer palace of the Pope is so much of a human asset everybody feels connected to, considering it's private property. The pope just happens to enjoy it more I guess?... In 8 centuries of history for Castel Gandolfo, 5 popes tought it quite distasteful to display such a fastuous life style. 5. Nobody is stupid. "Giving all assets to the poor" isn't gonna work. To who? How? How much? But pretending the Church (more accurately, the Vatican and other rich dioceses) isn't sitting with greed on a pile of gold is ridiculous. In a lot of countries, Priests live grandiose lives depending on their level in the administration. I've had the occasion to eat with bishops at my table. The cars they came with and the clothes and jewelry they wore is something unattainable for most people working full time jobs their whole lives. The Vatican being a sovereign state, it won't pay taxes, sure. But dioceses in other rich countries? What is their excuse? They comfort the poor? So do a lot of business owners giving to charities. They pay taxes. They provide spiritual guidance? So do psychiatrists. They pay their taxes. Hefty ones. Sure it gets partly written off, but a write-off isn't a full exemption. Saying "X mission in Kenya is poor" isn't worth anything in France, Germany, etc and to some extent some South-American countries. There is no reason church business shouldn't be subjected to the taxation of the country it's operating in. And overall expenditures of the church as a way to show they are poor is laughable, since the Vatican has been exposed more than a few times in banking scandals for hidden accounts. This is in no way an attack of the religion. In fact, those points could be easily applied one way or another to any organisation claiming tax-exemption (fun fact, the satanic church pays it's taxes in the USA). But the ones responsible are all too quick to hide between religion as a shield to cry wolf. It is no wonder folk then attack the religion itself. For me they are separate subjects, both deserving of serious discussion. Churches and religious art are indeed part of our history, and thus an heirloom for humanity. But claiming it doesn't mean the right thing is done with it. If I buy a Rembrandt to hang it in my living room, I'm preventing the rest of humanity from sharing in it. Claiming I'm "saving it from the damage of time" won't change that. The right place for that painting is in a public museum, cared for by the public due to it's interest to society, and visible to all. A lot of European countries own, as state property, churches and other religious buildings. They are cared for by specific administrations under the control of ministries of culture. If anything, they are more visited than active churches still belonging to dioceses (except some big Cathedrals).

I have different issues wanna discuss....... Pope and eveyone is consider muslim refugees why can't they give shelter to Ethiopian christian refugees????

I want to listen to a long video/audio about the Vatican, by a Catholic who 1. Isn’t a sedevacantist 2. Used to be Protestant 3. Has phds and stuff

How could anyone build a cathedral? Same way kings built castles, by tribute, slavery, indentured servants, mandatory taxes, monopolies.

I can't say that I know too many people in the market for a Vatican

It's a bad example to compare the spending of US Social Security with the Catholic Church because the cost of living. 1 trillion in Africa or Asia does much more than 1 trillion dollars in the US.

But the people who very conveniently say "gve it all to the poor" should practice what they preach, as in fact the Church does and has for centuries, through numerous social actions. The #1 mission of the Church is to spread the Gospel, "good works" are done in support of that primary mission. Besides, giving all to the poor today....won't help the poor tomorrow, a world richer in the values of the gospel WILL!

Revelation 18:1-8And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

I am Catholic and i love the church. I think the Vatican should preserve everything historical and sacred there, for records, pilgrimages and tourism. Also you might want to check carefully concerning that first picture of the church giving charity to people somewhere in Africa, because i haven't seen that. Maybe the Vatican supported in charities long ago, probably not anymore. I didn't grow up to see a Catholic church that is into charity, but majority of us here were raised to extend generosity even when you've got very little, which have actually been our culture more than it is a religious obligation. Here, rich and poor catholics contribute and are even levied to build Catholic schools and other church mega projects, after completion the schools are made super expensive that only the children of the very rich could attend. I would say Charities in Africa are not church based, they are individual based, people based, or non-governmental. People can be very religious, but there is virtually little or no guarantee of charity from the church within, or any charity from the Vatican. I have watched some of your videos, nice work👍💪

1.65 billion in assets is laughable... they are easily in the trillions. Just think about all the other institutions the Catholic Church (Harvard etc...) is responsible for and imagine the history of its people and wealth...

Jesus said sell everything you have and follow me. Would anyone dare say to him, 'What good would that actually do? ' There is no real argument for lliving in poverty in a capitalist state. Other than, 'You defeat the designs of those who would exploit and enslave you.' Amen.

Thank you father. I finally understand it

Fr. Casey, God bless you! Thank you 🙏

"You Catholics should give your money to the Poor." *Proceeds to buy PS5, a fancy car, an expensive watch. Etc. It is not how others treat other people. It's about how YOU did something to help them. Nobody tells anyone how to spend their hard-earned money. But please, these people who constantly discredit the catholic church from doing charity should atleast practice what they preach.

How much could we get for a papal ring or papal cross? Because popes and cardinals die, we have a lot of that aren't being used anymore. And how about papal shoes, robes, underwear, vestments, pens, combs and silverware.

Jesus clearly did not teach us to sell everything we have in order to give to the poor. No, instead He taught us to give away what we don't need, but to hold onto what we do need. This is best explained in Luke 3:10-11: "And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise." Do you see what Jesus is saying? Someone who has two coats should give one away to someone who has none. That is, this person is to keep one coat for himself. Jesus teaches us to give away what we don't need.

A very good defence of catholic church finances, but, what of the Vatican banks? where does the money in the Vatican banks come from?

Lol this is huge hilarious rubbish. For a religion that was based on a man who wandered about preaching and said "sell all your posession and give the money to the poor", they desperately fanwank why they should just ignore the plain reading of the bible.

First time listen to a friar without yawning.

I’m quite certain that Jesus would absolutely approve?

Future generations would not be able to appreciate and marvel the beauty of these Churches.

We need spiritual elevation that will make man think of how to come out of the quagmire not always material wealth. Quench this gargantuan appetite and man will no longer be agent of climate change, perambulate the streets aimlessly or oppress the weak!

My question is, why did you take it from the poor in the first place. (Reposted just to p!ss off Noah🤣)

I've never had the pleasure of visiting Rome and the Vatican. However, in the 80's New Orleans hosted the World's Fair and I was able to visit the fair and the Vatican Exhibit. I was awed by the art and artifacts on display. I don't think that the Church should sell it all.