Pope Has Vatican on Bankruptcy Brink
Alleged Pope Francis has conservative Catholics wondering which side he’s on. The progressive policies of Jorge Bergoglio are “causing a rift” affecting donations. The faithful flock are abandoning the church in such droves the Vatican is on the verge of bankruptcy. They may have to start selling holy relics to pay the bills.
Pope going broke
Jorge Bergoglio can call himself “Pope” but that doesn’t really make him “infallible.” Faithful Christians are seriously upset with how a tenth of their income is being squandered. Bergoglio loves to fund anything related to climate change, immigration or transgender rights.
It’s a blatant attempt to redefine family values. “Traditionalists” don’t like those issues one bit. Bergoglio is “alienating them from the Church as an institution.”
This isn’t the first time the Vatican Bank had to deal with a cash flow problem but the magnitude of this financial crisis is “unprecedented.” Pope Francis is entirely to blame. Since 2013, he’s angered the faithful by lighting donation money on fire. Fast enough to rack up a $93.3 million operating deficit. That’s the number for 2024.
A year before, the Vatican was $87 million in the hole. That, observers note, “is one of the largest debts the Vatican has ever accumulated, and it jeopardizes the livelihoods of retired clergy and staff.”
The Vatican had a bit of a squeeze during the European recession of 2012. The 2021 COVID-19 pandemic caused a lot of clerics to tighten their belts. Part of their current crunch is the falling price of gold.
The Pope is sitting on tons of the stuff but they would be selling it at a loss. “Because the price of gold has decreased in recent years, it leaves their economy vulnerable.”
Tourism revenue plunge
Along with direct donations to the church, the Vatican hauls in quite a chunk of cash through tourism. It’s “one of the Vatican’s largest income streams.” The pandemic ground it to a halt and the tourists never came back. Pope Francis is banking on The Great Jubilee of 2025 to turn that around.
This year will be a special celebration “marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea.” That’s when church leaders stole the popular pagan holidays and decided which books of the Bible to censor away from the masses.
In the year 325, three centuries after Jesus taught his lessons, they arbitrarily decided the Winter Solstice, celebrated as Saturnalia, would be declared Jesus’ birthday. They co-opted the sexually charged Ishtar fertility rights to celebrate the crucifixion. That’s where all the Easter bunnies and colored eggs come from.
Most people never heard of “The Gospel of Thomas.” They have no idea there are ones for Judas and Mary Magdalene, as well. Since they don’t fit a mind control script the early church wanted to market to the masses, they were thrown in the trash. Pope Francis knows all that.
Even Bergoglio admits that the Vatican is in trouble. “The current system is unable to guarantee in the medium term compliance with pension obligations for future generations. We face serious and complex problems that risk worsening if not addressed in time.” It’s no wonder he has enemies within the church. Guerrilla Archbishop Carlo Maria ViganĂ², for one. He’s been excommunicated for calling alleged Pope Francis “evil in disguise.” He could do the world a favor and step down. As his predecessor, Pope Benedict did.
Benedict was a true leader who believed that it would be really nice if the church could actually tell the truth for a change. While still known as Joseph Ratzinger, he had some shockingly colorful things to say about homosexuals in the church. He didn’t like them. When he stepped down, the only part of his plan to clean out the curia not under his control was the choice of successor. He got stuck with Bergoglio and took it as a Job-like lesson in the will of God. He kept a close eye on Francis, though. After he passed on, Pope Francis went wild.
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