Reply #4: Collections are heard during Masses ... [View All]

[meegbear]

and people give money.

My church gave to parishiners boxes of envelopes with each Sunday and special masses (Christmas, etc) dated on them. You could use those to give money. I would think the Vatican would get a cut (for lack of better words.)

Back in the day (as in WAY BACK), you were required to give 10% of your money/grown food, etc to the church. Add some "bribes" for favors, political and religious, do this for a few centuries and the moolah just piles up.