Jesus taught us to help those in need, that we should live simply so others may simply live. He and his apostles shunned worldly possessions in favor of the spiritual wealth that comes with sacrificing for others. It is difficult to deny one of Jesus’s central lessons was to live humbly.

Despite this, the Catholic Church is one of the richest institutions on the planet. There are two aspects of Vatican wealth: its material possessions and its financial holdings.

{ Via K-State Collegian }