Still needed a way to finance a billion dollar corporation with tens of thousands of prime real estate all over the world managed by a legion of professional clergy all managed by a central office that is it’s own country at the center of one of the most expensive cities in the world … all while spreading the message of piety, peace and being humble.
As much as everyone likes to glorify catholic leaders, they’re still a mafia force that is based on money and wealth and Christian faith last
If anyone really cares, that’s because Pope Francis was from the Jesuit Order. The first pope to be one. They swear poverty among other things, so the golden chair wouldn’t look appropriate.
Also South American Catholics are a bit more hardcore about the poverty and activism stuff. I don’t think Francis was necessarily full on “liberation theology,” but I can’t imagine probably knowing priests who got “free helicopter rides” for standing up for poor and indigenous people probably does impact how you think.
dude even refused to live in the Pope’s residence and stays at the 3 star hotel (not really a hotel but described that way) that’s for the visiting clergy (kept deliberately simple to dissuade visitors from wanting to stay too long). the guy’s humility is inspiring even if I don’t like his org.
Just want to point out this is what furniture in the Vatican looked like before Pope Francis
And then after Pope Francis
Yeah, as far as popes go he was pretty chill
Still needed a way to finance a billion dollar corporation with tens of thousands of prime real estate all over the world managed by a legion of professional clergy all managed by a central office that is it’s own country at the center of one of the most expensive cities in the world … all while spreading the message of piety, peace and being humble.
As much as everyone likes to glorify catholic leaders, they’re still a mafia force that is based on money and wealth and Christian faith last
If anyone really cares, that’s because Pope Francis was from the Jesuit Order. The first pope to be one. They swear poverty among other things, so the golden chair wouldn’t look appropriate.
Also South American Catholics are a bit more hardcore about the poverty and activism stuff. I don’t think Francis was necessarily full on “liberation theology,” but I can’t imagine probably knowing priests who got “free helicopter rides” for standing up for poor and indigenous people probably does impact how you think.
dude even refused to live in the Pope’s residence and stays at the 3 star hotel (not really a hotel but described that way) that’s for the visiting clergy (kept deliberately simple to dissuade visitors from wanting to stay too long). the guy’s humility is inspiring even if I don’t like his org.
I hope they sold the old chair and used the money for the poor, but they probably just tucked it in the attic
I wonder what the next Pope’s chair will look like
Iron Throne
Both chairs are still in the Vatican. It’s like when people talked about Bezos driving his old car.