Every diocese is required to "maintain and support" its retired bishops!

[yortsed snacilbuper]

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[dilby]

1. He doesn't own it, the diocese owns it.

When he dies they will sell it and keep all the money or use it for the home of another Bishop.

[Bluenorthwest]

2. And that makes it ok why?

Because the poor are all fed, the homeless have been housed? No more good to be done? Paradise has been won?

[dilby]

3. It's the diocese money.

It's an investment they will get a return on in 10-20 years. I am not Catholic so I don't have a dog in the fight but would it not be nice if more employers offered those kinds of retirement packages?

[bettyellen]

4. it;s a weird system, I don't think any of them get salaries- just stipends for expenses- so that is

the perk, they feed and house (and in my Aunt the nun's case)-eventually hospitalize and hospice you as needed.

My Aunt was very high ranking for a nun- she built and ran a chain of hospitals, travelled often to the vatican and germany regarding other church financial stuff. She never had more than a few dollars. But she had a FT secretary and another assistant, because of her job. She told me so many times she wanted to take me to Europe but could never accrue a few hundred dollars for the ticket. (staying in convents is a courtesy perk) She felt bad about slipping me ten bucks once or twice, because she was supposed to live "in poverty" and have nothing to spare. I know she said the priests were better at working the perks though. But financially, that was the deal. The church made out big time w Aunt B, she could have been a CEO somewhere else.