THE Catholic Church has assets valued at almost €4billion that campaigners say should be controlled and owned by the State. The future site of the €300million National Maternity Hospital —
which will be built on Church land and owned by the Church — has
reignited a debate about the role of the Vatican in this country.
And an analysis by the Irish Sun shows that Pope Francis has a far bigger grip on the State than this crisis shows. We totted up the total value of the schools, hospitals and disability
services which are owned and controlled by religious orders in
Ireland.https://www.thesun.ie/news/948902/religious-wealth-revealed-as-catholic-church-has-assets-worth-almost-e4-billion/