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heartallonfire:

Please excuse the language…but I’ve posted about this before: http://heartallonfire.tumblr.com/post/7808872664/ok-this-is-wrong-1-the-pope-does-not-own

However, I will say it again.

 The Catholic Church is the LARGEST CHARITY IN THE WORLD. We do more for the poor, the desolate, the homeless, the infirm, the orphan, the AIDs victim and the war victim than any other organization or country in the world.

Judas also rebukes the woman who used expensive oil to annoint Christ’s feet. When Judas says it would have been better to sell the oil and give the money to the poor, Christ says “the poor will be with you always”. The Church knows this and so yes, we could sell all the artwork and historical artifacts we have and give all the money to the poor, but once it runs out…there will still be the poor and now no money. Revenue is created because people come to see these artifacts, which allows the Catholic Church to keep taking care of the poor.

ignorance these days.

“ Harvard has 691 acres in three campuses. The Vatican has 110 acres. So Harvard is 6 times larger than the Vatican. The Vatican employs about 3,500 people, Harvard has about 21,000 students and about 11,000 employees… And now here’s the kicker: the Vatican, at least in 2007, had a surplus of $10 million dollars. ($10,000,000) Harvard has an endowment of $27.4 Billion ($27,400,000,000) so in a certain sense, Harvard is 2,740 times richer than the pope. Next time someone says to you why doesn’t the pope do more to help the poor, just say, ‘Maybe Harvard could kick in a little.’ ”-Rev. Richard T. Simon

Wow, thanks, Sarah Silverman. You sure showed them!

The idea that anyone would listen to anyone in the entertainment industry talk about religious organizations having excess wealth is farcical. The vast majority of the Catholic Church’s “wealth” is dollar signs slapped on the invaluable — the Western world’s immense patrimony of architecture and real estate (read: churches), art and other artifacts, universities and schools, monasteries and convents, hospitals and charity organizations. In most countries of the world (not the US), most parish priests do not even get paid a regular salary by their diocese; they live off what is given to them. But that doesn’t make Sarah Silverman feel as good about herself, so we’ll let it go.

Do you know why those great works of art are called “priceless,” Sarah? It’s because you cannot sell them. They are such famous, great works of art that they cannot be sold at a price. No respectable person in the art world would purchase them because they are not meant to be purchased. Oh, and while we’re at it, let’s just sell the Sistine Chapel too… because that’s possible. The pope doesn’t even own all the things in the Vatican, as is a common misconception. And honestly, how often do you think the pope can just relax and walk around there looking at all the countless works of art and beautiful things he’s surrounded by? That’s right, hardly ever because he’s working day in and day out to bring others to Christ. So instead of saying something as idiotic as this, how about going out and raising money on your own? Or even better, going out and being the actual hands that help those less fortunate. This argument is ludicrous.

Reblogging again because the comment above^^.

Loving some of this commentary…

Tumblr Catholics (and all Catholics for that matter) FTW.

ooh ooh ooh dont forget the child rape and the covering up of child rape!!

lol omg everyone on this post totally forgot about colonialism, institutionalised homophobia, the years of upon years of child rape and molestation went on, the way it constantly shames those who seek birth control/ abortion

seriously people

it’s great that you’re proud being Catholic and all

but also acknowledge why people will think the institution of Catholicism is fucked up.