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Jake
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« on: December 11, 2005, 02:58:33 PM »

He seems to be speaking against the commercialism that has pervaded our Christmas culture in the past century, not materialism.
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« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2005, 05:12:05 PM »

Flyers, the Vatican does not run Villanova, St. Joes, or most of the Catholic Universities in America.
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« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2005, 06:54:33 PM »

Um, wouldn't it be smarter to use the land, buildings, art, and wealth as collateral on loans than to sell it off for a one time profit?
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Jake
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« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2005, 10:15:22 PM »

Joe's operating under a few incorrect assumptions. The largest of which is his belief that the Church does have vast hoards of liquid wealth to start doling out on top of what it already gives.
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« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2005, 09:57:15 PM »

Not much of a reason to as it only makes it harder for the Church to connect with new members.
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