Interesting! Thanks for the explanation.
You're welcome.
To give you an idea of the scope of funds we are discussing, the Vatican's operating expenses in 2006 were $260 million versus income of approximately $245 million, so the Vatican was operating about $15 million in the red.
That's $260 million divided among: 400,000 local congregations; 125,000 schools; 75,000 clinics; 1,000 colleges; 14,000 old age homes; 8,500 orphanages and foster facilities; 6,000 hospitals; 1.2 million clergy and nuns; 150,000 seminarians and postulants; 1 billion parishioners.
Many of these institutions are supported at a diocesan level as well - but many are not.
Compare this to the Church of England which had an operating budget in 2006 of approximately $55 million for 40 million parishioners.
On a percentage basis, the C of E has 520% of the liquid cash per believer that the Catholic Church does.