Re: Catholics and money

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:12:45 -0600, Quasin <quasin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

OK, you RCC guys, before I SCREAM at some people in "my" church! The
topic today was money, donation rates being way below tithing, average
for the denomination about 3.4% they said (although I don't know how
anyone measures it). Someone said the solution could be to do what the
Catholics do, tell people how much they have to give.

Have you ever heard of a RC church that TOLD people how much they have
to give? (Beyond the occasional chat about the desirability of tithing
and/or generosity, such as all churches occasionally chat.)

I've heard that jealous comment about Baptists, which I know isn't true
because I know a lot of Baptists. But I don't know many Catholics. I'd
swear I've read their giving rate averages in the 2-3% range.

Why do so many churches ASSUME other brands are (a) better off
financially and (b) using compulsion to get that much money?

Shriek! My blood pressure was lower when I wasn't on a church committee!

During 50+ years in the RC church I never once heard anyone telling me
how much to give, we were occasionally encouraged to give more but I
never even heard a suggested percentage.
--

Richard Emblem
"God loves each of us as if there were only one of us" St Augustine.
.

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