Is it true that the Vatican can feed the world for 40 years, if all its good were to be sold?
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probably could as the church has the most money on the planet\nGreat answer jimbo made me laugh so much :)
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it was really a LUCRATIVE BUSINESS. according to history catholic popes in the early years even sold INDULGENCE, closely related to penance. the purchasing of indulgence for a specified sum of money by one who had sinned enabled the pope to draw on the "treasury of merits" in heven and apply the the goodness of departed saints stored in this treasury to the sin of the penitent individual. one might even shorten the time of a departed friend in purgatory by the purchasing of an indulgence in his name. the pope granted full indulgences guaranting the remission of sins to anyone who would go on a crusade against the catholic church. It was used to financed the construction of St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome. Overly enthusiastic salesmen offered the forgiveness of sins not yet commited to those who would purchase an indulgence. \n\nThere is also the business known as "SIMONY". Pope Leo X made more than one million dollars annually from the sale of over two-thousand offices. the offices of the churches was frequently purchased by some wealthy nobleman for his son as a scholarship to guarantee his education. the income from one of these positions would provide a young man to complete his schooling. the value of such an arrangement can be seen in the estimate that only one person in every ten thousand in Western Europe during the latter-medieval period (1000-1300 AD) could read or write.
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No.  Not at all.  The capacity for this and more is still alive and well in some humans.
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Yes...they say eventually with a single cell, you could produce the world's annual meat supply. And you could do it in a way that's better for the environment and human health. Considering all the  diseases spread by animals ( asian brd flu, mad cow disease, ect. ) it doesn't sound like such a bad idea.  They still have a long way to go though...so far what they have gotten has turned out like mush...and even after they get something that turns out right it will be a long time before the US Food and Drug People get through with all their approval testing were anything can be placed on the market.
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I sincerely believe the Earth will take care of itself long after we are gone just like it did before we came along.\n\nHowever, if you want to help right now 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, then go to this site and click on the button to provide food for starving people. It's absolutely free.
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My research says it will be returned to the Egyptian authority after it is preserved. It was taken illegally from Egypt, kept in a shoe box and sold to the highest bidder.So legally it still belongs to them.\n Whether it impacts our faith is up to us. whether it affects the Catholic church? Who can say? I believe we have a voice to "Cry in the wilderness" about the way the Catholic church keeps alot of the ancient writings hidden from public knowledge. Maybe if we "Cry" loud and long enough the overwhelming volume will open the dusty vaults and let the light of knowing the truth in. Seek and you will find, much of todays Christian belief is questionable. How much is defined by what the Big Bad Catholic church has hidden from us we can only guess. Jesus axtolls us to 'Heed not that we be deceived.'It scares me to no end how we have already been so deceived
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It is only God that can give gifts that will stand the test of time. His gifts are eternal.We should not be chasing and acquiring worldly gifts for they are vain.
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I agree with you... the world probebly produces enough food.... however people starve due to poverty... impovrish countries cannot afford to get the food to their people or bad land like you said!
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yes, as long as you buy and eat their food. quite expensive also.
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The third secret is that the Vatican would be infilitrated by Satan.  It has already come to pass supposedly (sometime in the mid to late 60s).\n\nDo a yahoo search on 'fatima third secret' and you can read all about it.
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no, it lasted for almost 80!! years before they all agreed. Look it up.
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You bet, if it has remained in the bible all this time , it is there for a reason. All of the bible preserved throughout the centuries is true and important.
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I THINK THIS!!!\nThe GOODNESS of GOD (all of the GOOD STUFF that HE put down here for US (Human BEING's)  to ENJOY TOGETHER (instead of FIGHTING BOUT' IT) will LEAD US TO SALVATION!!!!!\nThe PROFIT of the EARTH is for ALL!!!!!!!!(tell that to the Gov'nor)\nThat's what I think!!!!!!!
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hmmmm,They have this super computer and are pumping all the parameters of the earth into it. I was told it is classified but the results have been that if things stay on track, like the US being energy and polluting pigs, that we have less than 250 years untill there is very little life left on the planet, and animals can no longer live on the surface out in the open. The government which is basically controlled by the large corporations do not want this information public, they need us to continue to consume. Jim at www.xoffice.com
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No, the Pope is down on secular humanism because it's not the truth.  \n\nWhat makes you think that secular humanism is "concerned with the welfare" of people.   \n\nDoes that mean you think the Catholic Church is not?\n\nWell, you're wrong then, because the Catholic Church is the single largest non-governmental source of humanitarianism and charity in the world.   \n\n.
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Jesus didn't have a "special cup." If you're referring to the holy grail it was folklore that originated around the 12th century AD, 1100 years AFTER Jesus!\n\nTo answer your question:\n\nJesus did have possessions but from what we can surmise He most likely left them at His house with His mom while He continued His ministry. After He began preaching Jesus it seems relied on charity and donations to fund His missions. He could have bought stuff during that time with that money I suppose but from what one can gather Jesus didn't really care about material possessions. Not because there's anything wrong with gathering possessions, but because He had everything He needed.\n\nSecond Question: All my stuff will go to my friends and family to help them like my stuff helped me. The vatican will probably give all their stuff to the next pope to squander away just like always.\n\nhope this helps.
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I heard that before, but the catholic church is not one consolidated church like many other christian denominations are. For example, the vatican does not privately own all the catholic church's of the world. So its not the catholic church that has ownership of all the land thats significant, its the imperialist countries who economically dominate most of the world's land without actually owning outright that is significant.  Meaning, saying the catholic church is the largest landowner is really mis-leading, and rather meaningless. fyi, i was raised strictly roman catholic.