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No, Vatican is not even top 100 richest country of the world.

Answer:The income of the Vatican is less than the individual income of several of the larger dioceses in the USA.

The Vatican does have many priceless artworks, but these are the heritage of mankind, not items that should be melted

down and sold for money.

Roman Catholic AnswerThe supposed muckraking in the answer in discussion is nothing more than repeating malicious gossip which has been going on for years. The plain truth of the matter is that the Vatican does possess vast treasures in buildings and art objects. She has possessed them for many centuries, and is probably one of the most frugal caretakers that has ever existed on the planet.

As for having stacks of wealth, money, gold, etc.: this is just nonsense, one hears this kind of vicious rumor repeated constantly with no facts whatsoever, for the simple reason that there are no facts to back up fantasy. The Vatican usually spends every penny it takes in every year on various charities, and caring for the poorest of the poor. The Vatican directs large orders of men and women, like Blessed Theresa's of Calcutta's Sisters of Charity, and pours money into needy countries all over the world.

To repeat such calumnies about the largest and most caring Christian, charitable organization in the world is irresponsible beyond belief, and only goes to prove that Jesus was 100% right when He predicted that "men will hate you".

Some of the stuff above, like: 'must be the biggest corporation in the United States. We have a branch office in every

neighborhood. Our assets and real estate holdings must exceed those of Standard Oil, A.T.&T., and

U.S. Steel combine

has probably been taken out of context. It is easy to see how the priest might have been talking about the numerous parishes, schools, hospitals, etc. that "belong" to the Church. But then these are more liabilities than assets, aren't they? When you think about how much money it takes to run the average Catholic Church, or hospital, or school; well, let's just say, they are not the businesses that Rockefeller made money on, are they?

And all the nonsense about gold, bullion, stocks, etc. is just that: nonsense, pure fantasy. Ask anyone to provide one shred of proof concerning the "alleged" wealth.

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On a per-capita basis, the Vatican is immensely rich. It is stocked with precious artworks numbering in the thousands, with many regarded as priceless. A large proportion of Rome's most valuable real estate is owned directly by the Vatican, rather than by the wider Catholic Church. The Vatican's investment portfolio is not officially disclosed, but is known to include stock in some of the world largest businesses.

The Vatican receives income from tourism, from sale of postage stamps, from Peter's Pence and from offerings around the world. It has never been necessary to levy income tax on the several hundred citizens of Vatican City. Whether or not this means the Vatican outranks all other nations, it is certainly up there.

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the Vatican is very, very rich!!!

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10y ago

No, Vatican City is the smallest country.

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