pop morality

[athrock]

Making $45,000 with no taxes and free housing just for telling people fairy tales and visiting the hospitals - - it almost makes up for the celibacy requirement, doesn't it?

And not to forget, especially for the USA, full healthcare coverage and pension.

So, that explains all those retired nuns living on the beach in Miami. 

Heh...no, we have to take up a second collection from time to time for the "priests' retirement fund" because most of the priests, religious and sisters in the church have very little financial support. 

From the National Catholic Register:

Without 401Ks, and sometimes even pensions and Social Security, to support them, the nation’s priests and religious brothers and sisters are living their retirement years with limited resources to pay for the basic needs many laypeople take for granted upon leaving the workforce.

Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/retired-priests-and-religious-struggle-to-cope-financially/#ixzz44KekBn2d