The Roman Catholic Church's Enormous Wealth
[The Roman Catholic Church's Enormous Wealth Proclaiming the Gospel Ministries] "It is impossible to calculate the wealth of the Roman Catholic Church. Its investments and spending are kept secret. Its real estate and art have not been properly evaluated, since the church would never sell them. There is no doubt, however, that between the church's priceless art, land, gold and investments across the globe, it is one of the wealthiest institutions on Earth. Since 313 A.D., when Catholicism became the official religion of the Roman Empire, its power has been in near-constant growth. For the next thousand years, non-Christians and even fellow Christians were killed and their property confiscated. Read more." Jud 11
Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Is this a good thing or a bad thing?"
Romanism
is a bad thing (Jud
11).
See:
Is Catholicism a false
religion? Are Catholics saved? Does the
Catholic Church deny salvation by grace
through faith?
The Haters: GotQuestions
vs. Roman Catholicism
What is Roman
Catholicism? What is the Roman Catholic
Church? What do Roman Catholics believe?
Catholic vs. Protestant –
why is there so much animosity? What are the
main areas of disagreements between
Protestants and Catholics?