----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Seeberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 7:19 PM Subject: Re: Church and state (was RE: bush throwing away more tax dollars)
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Crystall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 7:00 PM > Subject: Re: Church and state (was RE: bush throwing away more tax dollars) > > > > On 27 Jan 2003 at 19:00, Dan Minette wrote: > > > > >Bishops do have human faults. But, becoming a priest in order to > > >live a lavish life style is fairly foolish. A priest makes about > > >15k/year, for goodness sakes. > > > > > On the level of the diocese, as well as on the parish level, the > > > salary of the priests and bishops, and the cost of maintainging their > > > lifestyle is a small fraction of the total cost....at least in the US. > > > > That's something I've never quite understood. A community Rabbi makes > > a good deal more than that. (and isn't begrudged) > > > Do Rabbis take a vow of poverty? Actually, most priests do not take a vow of poverty. Ministers certainly don't. They have wives and husbands. :-) The starting salary for a minister is in the mid-30s. The rule of thumb for the Presbyterian church is that the salary and benefits of the head pastor should be in line with the median for his/her congregation. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
