Tuesday, November 25, 2008

POOR POPE

On the way home from school, Savion informed me, "Dad, did you know that the Vatican City is the smallest independent state in the world?" I told him that despite its size, the Vatican City is one of the wealthiest states in the world since every donation given to the Church by every Roman Catholic is a donation to the Pope, the leader of the church.
To stress my point, I reminded Savion and Nicolas that the money they give on Sunday service is a contribution for the Pope. Nicolas wondered, "But, isn't it for the poor?"








This Day In History
Pope John XXIII, born 1881
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_xxiii/index.htm

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