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Well, when he throws open Vatican coffers to start passing out two millennia of treasure and relics - then we can take it seriously.
Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
originally posted by: crazyewok
originally posted by: Fylgje
I will take him seriously if he will immediately take 75% of the churches money and give it to the poor. Otherwise, he is full of fecal matter.
75%?
99.9% ! Jesus lived a life of simplicity. Therefore the pope and his coneys.....sorry cardinals should do the same. Sell the gold, the false idols, the palaces and funny hats and put there money were thee mouth is.
originally posted by: kosmicjack
Well, when he throws open Vatican coffers to start passing out two millennia of treasure and relics - then we can take it seriously.
Its why everything this pope says seems superficial to me.
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.
originally posted by: amfirst1
Now I know why he is the last pope. He is going to piss off a lot of people bringing up Marxists talking points. The people will leave the church.