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'Atican "ity is a land loc$ed state inside the city of (om, )taly and governed by the o+e (,isho+ of (ome%)t is the.orld / s smallest sovereign on 0ust 0 acres&he o +e is not only head of 2-1billion +eo+le but also head of a global financial em+ire. While 241 of
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Action From the Richest Religion Vatican Can Wipe Out Entire Third World Debt & Poverty
'Atican "ity is a land loc$ed state inside the city of (om, )taly and governed by the o+e (,isho+ of (ome%)t is the.orld / s smallest sovereign on 0ust 0 acres&he o +e is not only head of 2-1billion +eo+le but also head of a global financial em+ire. While 241 of
'Atican "ity is a land loc$ed state inside the city of (om, )taly and governed by the o+e (,isho+ of (ome%)t is the.orld / s smallest sovereign on 0ust 0 acres&he o +e is not only head of 2-1billion +eo+le but also head of a global financial em+ire. While 241 of
| by Shenali Waduge Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime ( July 29, 20!, "olombo, Sri #an$a Guardian% &he 'atican "ity is a land loc$ed state inside the city of (om, )taly and governed by the *o+e (,isho+ of (ome%- )t is the .orld/s smallest sovereign on 0ust 0 acres- &he *o+e is not only head of 2-1billion +eo+le but he is also head of a global financial em+ire- &he 'atican that +romotes giving and sharing is notoriously secretive about the riches it hoards- )ts .ealth ranges from treasures confiscated during the )n2uisition, colonial rule and includes financial holdings, real estate, .or$s of art and even a full3fledged media conglomerate .hich ensures nothing too controversial is relayed to the global +ublic- While 241 of the .orld earns less than 52 a day, and 46 of the .orld is underfed or starving to death, the 'atican hoards the .orld/s .ealth, +rofits from it on the stoc$ mar$et and at the same time +reaches about giving- 7et, 8!2million are in hunger 3 90 +ercent of the .orld/s hungry are .omen- 8,600 children +er day die due to hunger- :early 42 of the .orld/s +o+ulation ; more than 1 billion +eo+le ; live on less than 52-60 a day- &he cost to end .orld hunger is 510 billion a year- <-S- s+ent 5=1= billion in 202 on defense> &he 'atican "ity and the ?oly See &here is a need to distinguish bet.een the 'atican "ity and the ?oly See- &he ?oly Se governs the nation- @ll contracts are signed by the ?oly See- )ts revenues are generated through donations from "atholics (*eter/s *ence%, from interest and investments of its reserves in Western Auro+ean currencies and bonds as .ell as in the :e. 7or$ Stoc$ ABchange and even real estate- <S "atholics had donated 59=million to *eter/s *ence- Crigins of the (oman "atholic "hurch &he :e. &estament reveals that the "atholic "hurch did not have its origins in the teachings of Jesus or ?is a+ostles- &he :e. &estament does not mention any +a+acy or Dary or to +etition saints in heaven for their +rayers or confession of sin to a +riest- &o ans.er the 2uestion on the origins of the "atholic "hurch .e need to be a.are that "hristianity .as banned by the (oman Am+ire for the first 280 years of "hristian history- &he change came after (oman Am+eror "onstantine converted to "hristianity and lifted the ban in 11@E but "onstantine/s "hristianity .as one miBed .ith (oman +aganism- *agan beliefs became "hristianiFed 0ust as "hristians absorb itself into other indigenous religions .ith ulterior motives- Some of these +aganisms include a% cult of )sis (Agy+tian mother3goddess% re+laced Dary .ith reference to Gueen of ?eaven and Dary given an eBalted role in order to attract )sis .orshi++ers- &em+les of )sis .ere converted to those dedicated to Dary- ?o.ever, the "atholic "hurch denies the +agan connections to its origins though in reality these beliefs and +ractices have nothing to do .ith the Scri+ture- 7et, the truth remains that the "atholic "hurch HchristianiFed/ +agan religions to ma$e itself .elcome to the (oman +eo+le- b% Dithraism .as re+laced .ith "hristianity- Dithraism .as +racticed by (oman soldiers of the (oman Am+ire from st I 6th centuries @E .as a defacto religion .ithout Hofficial status/ of the (oman Am+ire- &he sacrificial meal (eating flesh and drin$ing blood of a bull% .as +racticed by the Dithras- &hose that too$ +art in this meal .as said to be granted salvation- #ord/s Su++er4"hristian communion re+laced the Dithraism- c% (omans .ere henotheists (believers of many gods but focused on one god as su+reme I (oman god Ju+iter su+reme over +antheon gods, got :e+tune god of the Cceans etc%- &hus +antheon gods .ere re+laced .ith saints- d% the +a+acy .as created .ith the su++ort of the (oman em+erors- &hus, the state and religion became centraliFed- When the (oman Am+ire colla+sed it .as 0ust a matter of the *o+es ta$ing the titles that belonged to the (oman em+erors I *ontifeB DaBimus- &his is .hy the "atholic "hurch is said to be an eBtension of the (oman Am+ire ()m+erium (omanum%- )s it 0ust a coincidence that the (oman terms are no. clothed under +a+acy I (oman Governors no. @rchbisho+s, (oman Senators no. "ardinals, Ee+artments of (oman Senate no. "ongregations, *olitical ambassadors +ro3nuncio and (oman "alendar and ?oly Eays of the gods no. "alendar ?olidays of the SaintsJ )f voice of the Gods s+o$e through "aesar is the same function no. done by the *o+eJ @ccording to (oman "ode of "anon #a. a treaty signed .ith (om ma$es (omans the head of the foreign country- )t .as only in 98! that (onald (eagan signed the treaty in the <S and <K signed the treaty in 982- Astimating the .ealth of the "atholic "hurch 3 ?o. did the "atholic "hurch become so rich and +o.erfulJ L *utting a +rice tag on sin (bisho+s4*o+es mar$et sin, guilt and fear and .orshi++ers .ere encouraged to +re3+ay for sins not yet committed% L Wealthy land o.ners had to live land and fortune to "hurch on deathbed in eBchange for blessings so they could go to heaven I *o+e #eo 6th is said to have rebuilt St- *eter/s ,asilica by selling tic$ets from hell to heaven> L Sale of Hforgiveness for sins/ I +ractice of ma$ing +eo+le believe that a +ayment to church for forgiveness .ill +urify them- L ?oarded .ealth during the Ear$ @ges from the +oor and hoarded $no.ledge by denying the +oor education even reading L &he "hristian "rusades from 096329@E tortured, murdered, beheaded and $illed thousands of Duslims in the name of God under *o+e/s orders- &hese soldiers .ere called the Knights of the &em+le of Solomon and are $no.n today as Mreemasons L &he )n2uisition from !60 to =00@E .ere against all non3"atholics .ho .ere hunted do.n, tortured and burned alive on a sta$e- &he 'atican .as criticiFed for su++orting ?itler during World War 2- &he *o+e blessed ?itler and named him Hthe envoy of God/ Cver the +ast 60 years over 600 +riests4bisho+s have been involved in seBual crimes against thousands of young boys and girls and violating their rights .ith no com+ensation given to the traumatiFed victimsJ )t is anyone/s guess ho. rich the 'atican is- )t is anyone/s guess .hat lies beneath the basements of the 'atican .here rumors of stolen artifacts, gold and silver +ilfered from nations ever since the )n2uisition remain unreturned to their rightful o.ners- &he money in +ossession of the "hurch in reality belongs to their victims> 'atican "ity generates its income via tourism through museum admissions, tours, stam+s, coins and +ublications- Who are these victimsJ Eoes the "atholic "hurch recall .hat they did to the )nca tem+les .hen S+ain invaded South @mericaJ )nca tem+les .ere raFed to the ground and on to+ of these "hurches .ere built- ?o. rich is the "atholic "hurchJ &he +o.er of the 'atican is unlimited- )t is a force that drives both rich and +oor- )t thrives on +overty because those de+ressed .ill believe in anything and anyone- &he chalice held by the *o+e on his left hand has 22 diamonds (ranging from 1 to 2= $arats%- &he chalice held in the right hand holds =2 diamonds (ranging from 1 to 6 $arats% &here are said to be doFens of similar chalices- &here are 22 cro.ns .hich contain over =00 diamonds and countless gems- &he +a+al bathrooms are said to be over 500m dollars> &hese cannot be "hrist/s hidden treasures> &he @ssociated *ress estimated in 200! that the ?oly See/s real estate eBcluding St- *eter/s ,asilica and the Sistine "ha+el .as .orth a billion dollars- &he 'atican ,an$ also $no.n as the )nstitute for Wor$s on (eligion ()C(% is a financial institution founded in 9!2 .ith a mandate to safeguard and administer +ro+erty for the "hurch and its activities- )t is also $no.n as the .orld/s most secretive ban$- )t is amusing as to .hy the 'atican ,an$ should $ee+ records secret .hen large +art of the donations are from the faithful and they number -2billion and eB+anding- &he 'atican ,an$ has been accused of money laundering .ith )talian authorities seiFing 510m from 'atican/s account in )taly/s "redito @rtigano S+a- &he :e. 7or$ &imes claims that the 'atican ,an$ has 11,000 accounts and 20,==2 clients .ith close to =0N the clergy- &he Aconomist has revealed that "hurch o.ned entities in the <S s+ent 5=0billion in 200 but .hy is the revenue never disclosedJ )ncidentally, only 9 com+anies have more than 5=0billion in revenues in the <S> &hat should s+ea$ volumes of the amount that the "hurch is not disclosing> @ccording to )van (uggiero, the ?oly See/s chief accountant, 'atican/s real estate is .orth about =00 million euro (5-2 billion%, not including its +riceless art treasures, &he "hurch/s financial structure is said to be as a result of cash originally handed over by Dussolini in return for +a+al recognition of the )talian fascist regime in 929 .hich the 'atican ta$es great +ains to $ee+ secret- L the +remises of ,ulgari, the u+mar$et 0e.ellers in :e. ,ond Street, head2uarters of the .ealthy investment ban$ @ltium "a+ital belong to the 'atican L 'atican s+ent O6m of those funds to buy 10 St James/s S2uare L Cther <K +ro+erties are at 98 :e. ,ond Street and in the city of "oventry- )t also o.ns bloc$s of flats in *aris and S.itFerland- (<K Guardian% L &he <K +urchases for the 'atican .as through +rominent "atholic ban$ersP John 'arley, "AC ,arclays ban$ and (obin ?erbert, formerly of the #eo+old Jose+h merchant ban$ (<K Guardian% L &he Dussolini investments in ,ritain are currently controlled by a +a+al official in (ome, *aolo Dennini, .ho is in effect the +o+e/s merchant ban$er- Dennini heads a s+ecial unit inside the 'atican called the eBtraordinary division of @*S@ I @mministraFione del *atrimonio della Sede @+ostolica I .hich handles the so3called Q+atrimony of the ?oly SeeR- @ re+ort by the "ouncil of Auro+e has +laced assets of Dennini/s s+ecial unit over S980m (O6=0m%- L &he 'atican +alace is said to have ,000 rooms and no female housemaids> L &he 'atican has large investments .ith the (othschilds of ,ritain, Mrance and @merica, .ith the ?ambros ,an$, .ith the "redit Suisse in #ondon and Turich- )n the <nited States it has large investments .ith the Dorgan ,an$, the "hase3Danhattan ,an$, the Mirst :ational ,an$ of :e. 7or$, the ,an$ers &rust "om+any, and others- L &he 'atican has billions of shares in the most +o.erful international cor+orations such as Gulf Cil, Shell, General Dotors, ,ethlehem Steel, General Alectric, )nternational ,usiness Dachines, &-W-@-, etc-R Q&he 'atican has large investments .ith the (othschilds of ,ritain, Mrance and @merica, .ith the ?ambros ,an$, .ith the "redit Suisse in #ondon and Turich- )n the <nited States it has large investments .ith the Dorgan ,an$, the "hase3Danhattan ,an$, the Mirst :ational ,an$ of :e. 7or$, the ,an$ers &rust "om+any, and others- &he 'atican has billions of shares in the most +o.erful international cor+orations such as Gulf Cil, Shell, General Dotors, ,ethlehem Steel, General Alectric, )nternational ,usiness Dachines, &-W-@-, etc- @t a conservative estimate, these amount to more than 600 million dollars in the <-S-@- alone- &he 'atican/s treasure of solid gold has been estimated by the <nited :ations World DagaFine to amount to several billion dollars- @ large bul$ of this is stored in gold ingots .ith the <-S- Mederal (eserve ,an$, .hile ban$s in Angland and S.itFerland hold the rest- ,ut this is 0ust a small +ortion of the .ealth of the 'atican, .hich in the <-S- alone, is greater than that of the five .ealthiest giant cor+orations of the country- When to that is added all the real estate, +ro+erty, stoc$s and shares abroad, then the staggering accumulation of the .ealth of the "atholic church becomes so formidable as to defy any rational assessment-R (@vro Danhattan% QU this morning, ) flushed my toilet .ith a solid gold lever edged .ith diamonds and at this very moment, bisho+s and cardinals are using a bathroom on the second floor of the +a+al +alace .hich tra++ings, ) am told, .ould dra. more than fifty million dollars at auction U ,elieve me, one day, .e .ho live in o+ulence, .hile so many are dying because they have nothing, .ill have to ans.er to Jesus as to .hy .e have not carried out ?is instruction, H#ove thy neighbor as thyself-/ We, the clergy of the "hurch together .ith our congregations, .ho substitute gold and +om+ and ceremony in +lace of "hrist/s instruction, .ho 0udge our mas2uerade of singing ?is +raises to be more +recious than human life, .ill have the most to eB+lain-R (*o+e John *aul st, 9=8% )t is not difficult to realiFe .hy *o+e John *aul .as murdered 0ust 11days into the head of the *a+acy- *o+e John *aul ordered a com+lete revie. of the "hurch/s finances including global li2uid assets- ?e .as +resent for the internal audit of the 'atican ,an$, he invited art dealers to a++raise the value of art treasures, he surveyed the +a+al estate and ! +alaces and luBury resort city, he halved the bonus of the 'atican cardinals (.hich John *aul )) raised to 8N after election%, he decided to move to a small four room a+artment- ?e decided to follo. "hrist/s advice Qif thou be +erfect, sell all that thou hast and give to the +oorR- ?e did not .ish to live in luBury amidst +riceless art, architecture, 0e.els, gold and treasures .hile children all over the .orld .ere starving to death and he realiFed that the "hurch/s +osition on birth control .as the reason for that starvation- QJesus .as the +oorest of the +oor- (oman "atholicism, .hich claims to be ?is church, is the richest of the rich, the .ealthiest institution on earth- (U% ?o. come, that such an institution, ruling in the name of this same itinerant +reacher, .hose .ant .as such that he had not even a +illo. u+on .hich to rest his head, is no. so to+3heavy .ith riches that she can rival 3 indeed, that she can +ut to shame 3 the combined might of the most redoubtable financial trusts, of the most +otent industrial su+er3giants, and of the most +ros+erous global cor+oration of the .orldJR @vro Danhattan- &he "hurch and its leaders headed by the *o+e are eternally +reaching to give- )t is a most noble and charitable re2uest but .hy does that good.ill not start .ith the "hurch and in +articular by removing all that/s hidden treasures in the basement and returning all that .as stolen and thereafter ma$ing use of the investments to really eradicate +overty- :one of the "hurch/s .ealth realistically belongs to the "hurch and 2uestions .hy they are not distributed amongst those that need itJ