Doubt Any Popes or High Catholic Church Officials in Heaven

Roanoke Times
March 19, 2019

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How can any group or organization call itself a Church and advocate a set of religious beliefs while amassing a fortune of over $150 billion. Right now I’m talking about the Catholic Church. WWJD??? Would He approve? What was that thing He did with the money changers in the Temple a few years back?

Throughout its history the Catholic Church has had numerous financial scandals and now the clerical sex abuse scandal is out in the open. How long has it been going on?? Ever since this so-called church was established, I’m sure. And I’m equally sure that every pope who ever sat in Rome has known about it and I bet some of them were guilty also. I will never believe Pope John Paul, who is now a saint, didn’t know about the abuse, as Pope Francis has known about it for years. Aren’t they guilty of aiding and abetting? Isn’t that a criminal act? Isn’t pedophilia a crime? Why aren’t hundreds of priests, bishops, cardinals and other assorted officials of the Catholic Church in prison?

I read that the pope had “punished” a cardinal by banishing him. Gee whiz, poor guy. He can’t go to Mass any more. I guess he will have to join another church, perhaps another one that has amassed a fortune and yet preaches about money being the root of all evil.

If there is a Heaven, or Paradise or Valhalla or someplace ‘over the rainbow,’ I doubt there are many, if any, popes or high Catholic church officials there.