Pope Francis quote:
"The promise was that when the glass was full, it would overflow benefitting the poor. But what happens instead is that when the glass is full, it magically gets bigger. Nothing ever comes out for the poor."
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Seems like nothing will ever change. Churches, and, truth be known, charities, are worth BILLIONS and getting richer. Poverty could have been wiped out long ago if those billions were going where they're supposed to go. The least we can do is demand they pay taxes on those billions. But even then, politicians would find a way to steal those tax dollars to **** away. Save a tortoise or a sage grouse (their weak excuse) and to **** with humans. Give someone millions to study the mating habits of a bug in a foreign country, give them millions to study african grandmothers, fund the "arts"
, supply drug addicts with "medication", define bad behavior as a disease or a condition and give them millions, give cradle to grave support to people, and on and on and on.
I wonder sometimes just who Best thinks deserves help? Who would she define as poor and needy...
I have never seen her say who should get those tax dollars the church doesn't pay.
The Pope hit the nail on the head. Now lets see if he can put the Catholic churches money where his mouth is.
The Economist estimates that annual spending by the church and entities owned by the church was around $170 billion in 2010 (the church does not release such figures). We think 57% of this goes on health-care networks, followed by 28% on colleges, with parish and diocesan day-to-day operations accounting for just 6% and national charitable activities just 2.7% (see chart). In total, Catholic institutions employ over 1m people, reckons Fred Gluck, a former McKinsey managing partner and co-founder of the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management, a lay organisation seeking to improve the way the church is run.
http://www.economist.com/node/...sthash.oqhQUQym.dpbs
Envelopes of Money Given to Rome’s Homeless as a Gift From Pope Francis
Pope Francis during the Holy Saturday Easter vigil mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on April 19, 2014 in Vatican City. (Getty)
The papal almoner distributed Friday night 100 envelopes of money in the name of Pope Francis to beggars who spend the night in the cold and discomfort of the capital’s train stations, Italian media said.
According to the daily Vatican Insider, the amount of money in the envelopes was between 40 and 50 euros ($55 and $69).
In all, the paper said, Archbishop Konrad Krajewski distributed 100 envelopes that also included an Easter greeting card signed by the Argentine pontiff.
Meanwhile, Frances presided over the traditional Via Crucis around the Colosseum, an act at which he was not expected to speak but finally broke his silence.
“Teach us (Jesus) that evil will not have the last word, but that love, compassion and forgiveness will. Let us remember the people who are sick and forsaken, that under the cross they may find the strength of hope,” Jorge Bergoglio said.
This was not the first time Pope Francis has sent his almoner on such a mission.
Friday the pope had 150 Easter eggs sent to child patients at Rome’s Bambin Gesu (Baby Jesus) Hospital, while the poor Roman suburb of Tor Bella Monaca received 200 packages of basic needs like pasta, milk, olive oil, salt, fruit, cookies and marmalade.
Last Christmas the pope distributed subway tickets and pre-paid telephone cards among the beggars of the capital.
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The Pope hit the nail on the head. Now lets see if he can put the Catholic churches money where his mouth is.
Or someone could put a sox where their mouth is
I wonder sometimes just who Best thinks deserves help? Who would she define as poor and needy...
I have never seen her say who should get those tax dollars the church doesn't pay.
The Pope hit the nail on the head. Now lets see if he can put the Catholic churches money where his mouth is.
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Jenn has said, many times, & she believes as I do. That money should feed the poor & needy. Poor as in those that have no food to feed their babies, no money to cloth them, no means to get the money or the food. Put the food/money in the hands of people that will actually help & not line their own pockets with it.
From what I have seen of him, I like this new Pope. My guess is if it were up to just him to decide where the money goes, he would put the Catholic churches money where his mouth is. But sadly, it's not up to just him. I'm sure it's up to many.
A part of where the money goes is up to him and from his passed record,
he'll push all he can toward the poor.
