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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Interesting stuff. But does the Vatican actually own churches and land around the world?
By contrast, who owns non denominational Christian churches, or other Protestant churches that don't have a central authority like Catholicism?
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Not sure about other groups, but the Catholic Church does own most of the land that their churches, schools, hospitals, and other buildings are on. They also buy land for other reasons. For example, in parts of the U.S., Catholic environmentalists were able to convince the Church to buy land to construct green corridors between churches in environmentally sensitive areas. I think the organization is called "Good Lands" or something like that. ESRI had a story about it on their website as they have donated resources to help with the mapping. Side note, ESRI is a great company. They donate resources to a lot of social justice and environmental causes.