While it would be a noble thing for the Catholic Church to sell off all its works of art and to use the money to assist the needy, this would be quite impossible to do.The Catholic Church holds such a large proportion of the world's valuable tradeable artworks, that any sale even of a substantial fraction of them would have a devastating effect on prices, making further sales unachievable.
It could take at least a century for the Church to divest itself of its art collections in an organised manner, such as to achieve proper prices that would assist charity work.
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The Catholic Church, through its agents, the popes, cardinals and bishops, would sell indulgences. This practice has ceased.
some people believed that the church should not be allowed to sell indulgences. They also believed that individuals should interpret the Bible themselves. Others believed that only the Pope and other church officials interpret the Bible. This led some people to leave the Roman Catholic church
No. Mathew 21 12-14
The Catholic Church was highly corrupt prior to Martin Luther denouncing their activities. They would sell pardons for the dead in Heaven and gather up huge sums of money unethically.
As far as the Catholic Church goes, a person would likely be excommunicated. In reality, a person cannot sell their soul.
The selling of Indulgences was stopped after the Reformation, was practiced only by certain unscrupulous individuals .
King Henry the VIII broke away from the Catholic Church and formed the Church of England. He came into conflict with the Church because he wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn, but the Church would not grant the divorce. This is the most commonly mentioned reason, but he had other political and financial reasons. He could seize the Catholic monasteries and their gold and silver ornaments and sell them to wealthy land owners. The English protestants wanted freedom from Catholic rule and believed the Church was corrupt.
Broaden the tax base. End tax exemptions. Confiscate and sell lands owned by noble emigres. Confiscate and sell property owned by the Catholic Church.
No. There is no confirmed historical evidence for this. There are anti-Catholic tracts that spread this propaganda, but the intent is to malign the Catholic Church. If there were reliable historical evidence, this would not be confined to tracts distributed by anti-Catholic ministries.
you should sell it
If it still works well you can sell it or give it away.