Render Unto Rome: The Secret Life of Money in the Catholic Church June 20, 2011

Investigative Journalist Jason Berry, renowned for his coverage of the Roman Catholic Church, will join the City Club to discuss his forthcoming book: Render Unto Rome: The Secret Life of Money in the Catholic Church. An investigation of the finances of the Roman Catholic Church; from the collection plate to the Vatican, and the impact of the sex abuse crisis on those finances.

Where does the money go? How are weekly cash contributions that can amount to tens of thousands of dollars accounted for? Where does the money go when a diocese sells a church property for tens of millions of dollars? And what happens when hundreds of millions of dollars are turned over to officials at the highest ranks, no questions asked, for their discretionary use? Jason Berry will explore these interesting questions with us here at the City Club of Cleveland.

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