Problem
Accumulation and misuse of religious property
Nature:
The possession of land, investments, and other assets by the Church may involve its administration along similar lines to that of a commercial enterprise. Much Church property is provided by donation and it therefore seems exploitative and corrupt that it should be used on any other basis than for social need and welfare. Donation to Church funds may contribute to persistent poverty, since some of the most ardent benefactors are the poor and uneducated.
Background:
The question of possession of property has caused religious schism since the Reformation.
Incidence:
Tenants have been evicted from Church owned housing for not paying rents, despite poverty and with no provision of alternative accommodation.
Broader Problems:
Accumulation of propertyMisuse of resources in religionReligious and political antagonism Related Problems:
Corruption in organized religion Aggravates:
Religious schismAnti-clericalism Reduced By:
Confiscation of religious propertyReferences:
Papal Encyclical: Syllabus of Modern Errors: A Condemnation of Modernist, Liberal ErrorsPapal Writings: The Oath Against the Errors of Modernism: From the Motu proprio, "Sacrorum antistitum" Subject(s):
Commerce → Property??Religious Practice → Churches??
Religious Practice → Places of worship??
Religious Practice → Religion??
Societal Problems → Corruption??
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
28.02.2022 – 06:41 CET