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Feb 2019
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How Much Money Does the Catholic Church ...

Ryan Scheel, Ryan DellaCrosse, and Fr. Richard Pagano
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How much does the Pope make? How much money does Vatican City spend every year? Why are people talking about selling the Vatican?  On today’s episode of The Catholic Talk Show—the guys answer these questions and many more! Tune in for weekly releases!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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