Actually Farsight your statement that The Church as a whole doesnt have a cent is not true The church owns property works of art publishing houses etc How can it not have a cent Further your statement that None of it heads off to the Vatican is also incorrect Peters Pence is collected once a year and is used for philanthropic purposes but this can include the upkeep of museums in the Vatican In the last decade this amount ranged from around  million Not trying to pick a fight just want to point out some facts