[Iscool]

When I married my wife the Catholic Church wanted $ 5,000 for an annulment from her previous Catholic marriage. This was in 1976. I told the diocese I could not afford it and they said I couldn’t afford to be Catholic and I would be excommunicated if we married. After 38 years I haven’t forgiving them but wife still claims she is Catholic. I do still receive the offering envelopes.

They're probably holding out til you are on your death bead...No doubt they're wanting that cash for the bishop's benevolent fund...

[metmom]

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[wmfights]

When I married my wife the Catholic Church wanted $ 5,000 for an annulment from her previous Catholic marriage. This was in 1976. I told the diocese I could not afford it and they said I couldn’t afford to be Catholic and I would be excommunicated if we married. After 38 years I haven’t forgiving them but wife still claims she is Catholic. I do still receive the offering envelopes.

Sure sounds like a business transaction to me. If you pay up your a member and get to be saved and if you don't pay up well you'll be nice and toasty in the after life.

Try a Bible based Evangelical Church. They won't have as much money, or political clout but there will be less hypocrisy.