Approximate amount of money per year the Catholic church spends for charity?
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According to The Economist, the Catholic church spent $171.6 billion in 2010.
I haven't read the whole thing, but it seems to be a rather one-sided article, and little information is given about how they calculated the figure of $171.6bn, other than this:
The sexual-abuse scandals of the past 20 years have brought shame to the church around the world. In America they have also brought financial strains. By studying court documents in bankruptcy cases, examining public records, requesting documents from local, state and federal governments, as well as talking to priests and bishops confidentially, The Economist has sought to quantify the damage.
So naturally the accuracy of the figure is highly questionable.
They also have a convincing looking chart, which for some reason is subtitled "American Catholic church spending", which seems to be a mistake:
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Kind of depends on your definition of charity.
I consider 100% of my donations to my parish and diocese to be charitable donations. 100% of them go to building upkeep, promoting and sustaining religious vocations, proclaiming the gospel, instructing the ignorant, counseling the doubtful, prison ministry, running hospitals, schools and catechism programs.
The church has no income other than what is given to it through charitable donations and it's investments, which go up and down with everyone elses'.
If your only definition of charity is providing for the immediate needs of people, then the Catholic Church isn't a slouch in this area either.
The closest I could find is the financial statements of Caritas, which is official European charitable org and Catholic Relief, which is the US charitable org.
You can check out their financial statements here and here.
Beyond that, the Catholic Church has no obligation or duty to divulge what she does with her money any more than your mom does.
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