Vatican Uses Donations for the Poor to Plug Its Budget Deficit

Re:Vatican Uses Donations for the Poor to Plug Its Budget De... by geerlingguy on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @05:31PM (#21767494)

The USCCB website identifies Peter's Pence as helping the Pope "respond to those who are suffering as a result of war, oppression, natural disaster, and disease." (See http://www.usccb.org/catholic-giving/opportunities-for-givin...).

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Re:Vatican Uses Donations for the Poor to Plug Its Budget De... by danielhanlon on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @05:42PM (#21767583)

Thanks, that’s interesting. Would that, in your experience, also tally with what the faithful think they’re contributing to? I live in the UK and anecdotally would say that here it’s traditionally understood to be a collection for the Pope to be used as he sees fit.

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Re:Vatican Uses Donations for the Poor to Plug Its Budget De... by geerlingguy on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @10:33PM (#21769060)

In the USA, that is the general perception, as that's how it's also stated on the little envelopes we get in the pew and the blurb pastors put in their bulletins.

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