That kind of snarky & sarcastic comment is misdirected though, because the residents of the Vatican need to be able to buy stuff just like the rest of us do, it's hardly a signifier of unwarranted wealth. Nor are all Cardinals wealthy.
Even Protestant denominations without a central church authority to accumulate vast sums of money insist on paying their priests/pastors a high enough wage to allow them to live comfortably but not richly.
There are plenty of opportunities to legitimately criticise the Catholic Church for its numerous problems, so why derail an interesting thread about a worthwhile topic?
Even Protestant denominations without a central church authority to accumulate vast sums of money insist on paying their priests/pastors a high enough wage to allow them to live comfortably but not richly.
There are plenty of opportunities to legitimately criticise the Catholic Church for its numerous problems, so why derail an interesting thread about a worthwhile topic?