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[–] [email protected] 273 points 2 weeks ago

Thoughts and prayers.

[–] [email protected] 164 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)
[–] Sterile_Technique 84 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Don't just leave those laying around, something will fi-- aww damnit, too late...

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[–] TingoTenga 144 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Good for them, I guess?

"Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 weeks ago

I was expecting this exact quote. Never fails to put a smile on my face.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But, but The eye of a needle was a market with a small gate and if you only had a reasonable load on your camels then they could pass through so it's actually ok for rich people to exist /s

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

That cope from Conservative Christians™️ is always funny. Similar statements show up in the Talmud. A large animal passing through the eye of a needle was a common idiom in Jewish culture at the time to demonstrate impossibility.

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[–] EleventhHour 112 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Perhaps they should sell off some of the tons and tons of gold stuff they have.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

There's a whole crypt of nicely dressed absolutely dead people who most certainly don't need to be wearing rubies and gold and diamonds all over their bones.

[–] EleventhHour 40 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That needle must have a pretty big eye

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[–] [email protected] 102 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

Paying out legal claims and bribes from all the sexual abuse scandals are not cheap.

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[–] [email protected] 97 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Bullshit. They own more land than damn near any other entity on the planet. The whole celibacy thing was so the priest could not take the church owning and give them to non-church kids.

Hurting for money? Sell some land. Then pay for the abuse lawsuits some more.

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[–] [email protected] 70 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Reygle 54 points 2 weeks ago
[–] nucleative 53 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just pray. If your God is the creator of the universe, it's pretty likely he can handle the situation once you let him know.

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[–] drmoose 52 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (7 children)

Except they have billions in stolen art and could liquidate it at any point. If not trillions, actually.

Nobody knows exactly what Vatican has but Porphyry Basin in the Vatican Museum is estimated to be worth 2$ billion alone (it was commissioned by Emperor Nero).

Vatican could literally end the world hunger with their treasure hoard.

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 weeks ago

Those grifters have had a good run for two millenia. As scams go, I'd say it was pretty successful - and still is, sadly.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 weeks ago

good, time to disband that pedo-clown organisation

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

One the planets largest landlords going bankrupt? I imagine they can cover the spread and still dress like trans-wizards until the lord returns.

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[–] WoodScientist 42 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

"Man who lives in a golden palace complains about money troubles. "

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[–] Alpha71 41 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Well it's a good thing they have all that priceless art they can sell...

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[–] workerONE 41 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm sure if they switched from molesting kids they could make some money jerking off grown men

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[–] Marthirial 41 points 2 weeks ago

Are these bastards really thinking we are going to believe their mafia like enterprise is supported by charitable donations?

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 weeks ago

Probably the best news I've read so far today.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Sell your fucking chair, you clown.

disgustingly gold chair

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[–] BigBenis 36 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Thoughts and prayers!

[–] DougHolland 34 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Irish Star is as reliable as Alex Jones.

The Catholic Church remains one of the world's wealthiest organizations.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Have they tried NOT having Sex with Kids?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That part was fine. According to the article, what's causing the issue is that Pope Francis said they should help the poor and that climate change is real, and all their scattered asshole donation-makers in all corners of the world got butthurt and turned down the money faucet.

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[–] billwashere 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just sell some real estate…. They’ll be fine.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Anyone think this is some independently verified fact?

THEY’RE CLAIMING THIS TO GET OUT OF PAYING ALL THE LAWSUITS they get because of all the r4pe & 4bus3 of little children

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

You can say rape and abuse

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[–] Donebrach 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Aww geez, our 1500 year old grift isn’t working as well as it used to, sad!

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[–] finitebanjo 25 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

What little concessions they made to progressives was far too little too late while former popes sided with child abusers and rapists.

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[–] captainlezbian 25 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Of course people are blaming him being too accepting of trans people, his view of "let them survive but they're sinners unwelcome to the eucharist" is unfortunately far too progressive for some.

Fortunately the church of Jesus of Nazareth will prioritize profit over peace and love

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago

Time to start selling Indulgences again.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago

Just ask god for money? I mean, isn't it omnisicent and omnipotent?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago
  • LET
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  • EAT
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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Have they tried institutionally raping children and covering it up for decades if not centuries?

Oh, they have... Darn.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, no. Guess they'll have to sell some of those golden trinkets they have

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago

I wish.

Doubt they’ll even have to sell a diocese.

[–] Allonzee 17 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe donating and praying to your favorite imaginary sky buddy doesn't actually solve anything.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Even if this is true, 2025 is a jubilee year. There will be so many pilgrims to the Vatican and donations would skyrocket

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[–] DandomRude 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

I wonder how that can be. The Catholic Church owns real estate in almost every city in Europe, usually several buildings in larger cities, often in prime locations. Especially since these properties are only a fraction of the church's financial assets, the rental income alone should be enough to finance the church for all eternity.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Organizations that own that amount of stuff borrow against it to buy even more stuff and as it all goes up in value they borrow more and buy more stuff. In an endless loop. And people call crypto a scam 🤔

Owning that much in assets typically means you also have a lot of debt. Particularly with generational, wealthy, corrupt organizations.

Point being, they can be on the brink of bankruptcy even when owning half of Europe if they can’t service the debt they wound up.

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