Pope decries that ‘wealthy few’ feast on what belongs to all

Associated Press ^ | November 18, 2018 | Frances D’Emilio

[2ndDivisionVet]

Watch the movie “The Shoes of the Fisherman.”

[Nifster]

Oh nicely played

[poconopundit]

Where is Becket, the traitor to the King?
Where is Becket, the meddling priest?
Come down Daniel to the lions’ den.
Come down Daniel for the mark of the beast.

Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you marked with the mark of the beast?
Come down Daniel to the lions’ den.
Come down Daniel and join in the feast.

Where is Becket the Cheapside brat?
Where is Becket the faithless priest?
Come down Daniel to the lions’ den.
Come down Daniel and join in the feast.

Murder in the Cathedral - T. S. Eliot

[Mom MD]

Does that include the pope who is sitting on over 25% of the worlds priceless art and jewels? Talk about rank hypocrisy!

[Ann Archy]

Talk about ABORTION, POPE!

[sauropod]

The pope is incorrect.

It all belongs to God. God decides who gets what. We are supposed to be content with what we have.

[Pecos]

Sell the Vatican art and salvage the rest for its historical or scrap value and disband the Swiss Guard. THEN, I’ll believe he means what he says.

[Right Wing Assault]

I'm still waiting for him to live by his own words. He needs 10,000 Central Americans to move into Vatican City. Share your home, Frank! Or, he could move to El Salvador and work on getting rid of crime and poverty.

[Louis Foxwell]

That was my reference.

[Campion]

If you knew how wealthy many catholic priests are along with their health benefits and retirement

Diocesan priests in the US make around $30,000 a year. They are expected to pay for their own food, transportation, and personal items of clothing, etc. (Lodging is generally provided.) Nobody gets rich off that.

They are not under a vow of poverty, however. If they inherit money, for example, they are permitted to keep it. A few priests may have time to have a business on the side. I would think a conservative would not object to either of those things.

[zanarchist]

But it doesn’t include the CC though, right? s/

How many millions does the Vatican have locked up in Vatican city?

[zanarchist]

The CC needs to learn how to live Matthew 6:21.

[OldSmaj]

Your heretic ass is sitting on gazillions of dollars, much of it gained (ripped off) from the very people you're moaning about.

How about giving some of it back, you two-faced Sunday "preacher"?

I am done with the Catholic religion.

First you defend pedophiles, then you denigrate the very people that were defiled by the pedophiles, now you start insisting that I empty MY pockets even more, when your communist ass is sitting on a world-class FORTUNE.

Your crap just goes on and on...what's next, Papal approval of abortion?

No more.

I'm done.

Your Ivory Tower needs to fall.

[zanarchist]

You don’t expect the Vatican to let loose of any of its treasure to go to victims of sexual abuse by its own clergy do you? Come on, you’re just expecting too much.

[LouieFisk]

“Better yet, Benedict - You don’t even have to resurrect him God!”
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If I were a Catholic that’s what I’d demand - dump Red Francis and put Benny back as first string-starter QB.

[Buckeye McFrog]

‘wealthy few’ feast on what belongs to all

YOU DIDN'T COOK THAT!!!

[PLMerite]

Penitenziagite !!!

[stylin19a]

that is plain scary...

[caww]

There’s oodles of these jewel decked skeletons at the Vatican and throughout catholic churches around the world....They have this thing about dressing up skeletons and body parts in all sorts of ornate display cases for viewing....