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**Chris** · 13-12-2013, 08:39

The Catholic church's wealth is ancient. A lot of it comes from the donations of wealthy nobles who paid the church to pray for their souls to speed them through purgatory and into heaven, or who paid for 'indulgences' - i.e. they paid the Pope to get him to forgive their sins. They also own a lot of land, which brings further income.

There is no doubt that the Roman church has had a thoroughly indecent attitude to money throughout a great deal of its history, however like the NHS it has always been free at the point of use. You could attend mass or confession without stumping up. The same is widely agreed not to be the case in Scientology.

13-12-2013, 08:39	#18
Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,383	Re: UK Supreme Court rules that Scientology is a religion The Catholic church's wealth is ancient. A lot of it comes from the donations of wealthy nobles who paid the church to pray for their souls to speed them through purgatory and into heaven, or who paid for 'indulgences' - i.e. they paid the Pope to get him to forgive their sins. They also own a lot of land, which brings further income. There is no doubt that the Roman church has had a thoroughly indecent attitude to money throughout a great deal of its history, however like the NHS it has always been free at the point of use. You could attend mass or confession without stumping up. The same is widely agreed not to be the case in Scientology.