How much do you put into the collection basket on sundays?

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tom1941

I wish I could defend the Institution of the Church since I have devoted my life to it, but unfortunately I cannot. There is obviously abuse. As long as humans are involved in any organization or institution there will be abuse because the nature of man/woman is greed and must be managed. The people are responsible to see that abuse does not occur.

If people are going to point out the abuse then they should take time to gather facts and respond with their brains and not their emotions.

The truth is the Catholic Church is wealthy in assets such as art, etc., but cash poor. The Catholic Church appears to be wealthier than other denominations because they have one central goverment located in Rome. The Proestant's are far wealthier if you would combine all their income and had one central goverment overseeing them.

Catholic's give far less money to the Church than their Protestant counterparts. The Catholic Church does not teach it is mandatory to give a 10% Tithe to the Church as Protestant do. The Catholic Church teaches 10% should be given to charity.

I have been the Pastor of many Catholic Churches especially in the U.S.A. where we did not collect enough money to even maintain the property. I have seen times when I did not have adequate funds in the Churches account to pay the utility bills.

What is wrong with a Bishop or a Priest having a good vehicle to drive? Not all Priest take vows of poverty. The Priest spends years getting an education (8 minimum) so he can serve the people better why shouldn't he be compensated properly for it? Why do people think the Priest should be the poorest person in the community? When the people of the community live well they claim to be blessed by God why should the same not be true for the Priest and Ministers.

Protestant Ministers live far better than Catholic Priest and I am thankful the members of the Protestant Faith are generous to their ministers and compensate them fairly. Protestants believe their ministers should receive compensation equal to a similar role in the public sector. My last parish consisted of over five thousand families, a school with over 600 students, employees to manage, property to maintain, bills to pay, wages to pay, accounting to oversee, investments to manage, laws to abide by, etc. A good Priest today must be knowledgeable in Religion, Theology, Cannon Law, Scripture, Culture, Business, Phychology, Politics, Sociology, Common Sense, Philosophy etc.

I was one of those Priest who early on realized the time would come when I would need to take care of myself because the men of the Church and the people I had given my life for would not be interested in how I lived when I was too old to serve an active role in the Church. I also realized the greed of the people would make them jealous of anything I did have. Now because of my understanding of mankind those $25 to $100 a month investment with Compound Interest for over forty years allow me to live VERY well! I do not live an extravagant life style although I could, but I do not care what anyone thinks about the home I own or the car I drive.

The majority of the Mega Churches in the U.S.A. (Churches of over 3500 members) have mega facilities that include swimming pools, basket ball courts, bowling allies, etc. I oppose these items as long as there are hungry and homeless people. Many of the Pastors of these Mega Churches make salaries exceeding one million dollars a year and I believe it is shameful for ANYONE regardless of their profession to make more money than they need to live comfortably as long as there are hungry and homeless people. On the other hand a Priest and most Protestant Ministers are professionals and should be compensated as professionals.

fed up with stupid questions

If I were to ever set foot inside one of these buildings, I would stick my hand in, take the money out and give it straight to a charity helping unwanted kids trying to survive, a situation not of their doing, but due to the church' ridiculous ideas on the propagation of this species in order to further enrich their already overflowing coffers. The catholic church does not need any more money, it is the richest corporation on Earth !!!!!!!

Faith's_Fate

ipa-lifestyle check mo hehehe

tre

5 pesos

Sanmigsean

Nothing - absolutely nothing. Churches are the biggest industry going on this planet - the catholic church is the biggest company. They are the richest organization in the world.

Religion is about nothing more than money, but the heads of the church keep this info in a tight circle. If more people would realize this, they would lose business!!

FaZizzle

We tithe 10% to our church, but we tithe under the assumption that it's going to go to the original intention of tithing--to support widows and orphans/those who cannot support themselves.

reijene

it's time to change church (^.~)

chelsea

Who is this bishop please who just bought a Fortuner? I give only 20 pesos.

warrior is a child

i don't. i never give any amount. i've learned and seen the so called "vow of poverty" of these damn priests, so i never give any.

railroad dave

you are supposed to put 10% of your gross . me,i don't . my last new vehicle was in '78 .

ms bella

we orphans and widows are on the 20% take

stillnes12

It's "SUPPOSED" to be 10% but I don't give em squat cuz I don't go to church, why? Exactly that reason the corription of it all. This money is supposed to go to the good of the church and instead it lines the pastors pockets.

kurt b

i only go to the Unitarian church, only occasionally

$1 to $5

Bunny

he can have my ABC gum in his collection basket

bHeibHie

IT DEPENDS

TonyB

The catholic church is the richest corporation in the world. don't give them a cent!!!!!

Reyna Imeldalicious

whatever the churches in the philippines collect usually ends up in my coffers. i give them a 5% commission in cash, or in this case, an SUV...provided of course they pray diligently to God to overlook my sins. i would do the praying myself, but i'm too busy accumulating. so i outsource.

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