The Catholic Church and Land Ownership

[Fool]

it is estimated that the catholic church owns 177,000,000 acres of land world wide


should a religious denomination that promotes piety be such a land baron?p


Who Owns More Land: Bill Gates, McDonald's or The Catholic Church?


jane says.................

 

[Twilight Hue]

It's amazing enough that the catholic church still has its own ruling government.

 

[metis]

it is estimated that the catholic church owns 177,000,000 acres of land world wide


should a religious denomination that promotes piety be such a land baron?p


Who Owns More Land: Bill Gates, McDonald's or The Catholic Church?


jane says.................

And the point is...?

After all, it is the world's largest church, and to call it a "land baron" smacks of bias. Is the U.S. government also a "land baron"?

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

And the point is...?

One point I take from it: when the Church pleads that it can't afford to compensate its abuse victims, it's lying.

After all, it is the world's largest church, and to call it a "land baron" smacks of bias. Is the U.S. government also a "land baron"?

The world's largest church claims to represent an ideology that condemns amassing wealth for its own sake. Is the US government similarly hypocritical with its land ownership?

 

[Estro Felino]

Owned by nobody.
Nobody owns the goods and properties of RCC.
When a Pope dies, nobody inherits the Vatican.

I am more preoccupied with those Banking elites who own the 90% of US properties, either directly or indirectly.
Whereas the Americans are deprived of universal healthcare.

 

[Vee]

The Catholic Church is a very old institution. It is kinda normal that they gathered land and other forms of wealth over the years. I would like to see that land be put to better use, or sold and the money used to make people's lives better, but the management of territory is a complicated, rather political affair that goes much further than the church itself.
I find it more disturbing all the houses Blackrock and co. keep buying, driving the prices up and keeping normal folks out of the market because they own it all and the average person with an average salary will never be able to buy their own place to live.

 

[Truth in love]

it is estimated that the catholic church owns 177,000,000 acres of land world wide


should a religious denomination that promotes piety be such a land baron?p


Who Owns More Land: Bill Gates, McDonald's or The Catholic Church?


jane says.................

It depends on what they do with it.