Outlining Of the Catholic Teachings on Wealth, Poverty and Charity
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... Outlining Of the Catholic Teachings on Wealth, Poverty and Charity: The catholic religion's bible has many teachings on wealth, poverty, charity and all the other acts that one can perform to aid their neighbour. In this document I will be outlining these teachings by choosing four biblical passages, summarising them and explaining their meaning. I will also explain a quote from the Catechism and then conclude what I believe to be the Catholic teachings regarding "rags & riches". Part One: THE WIDOW'S OFFERING Mark 12:41-44 Jesus and his disciples were in the temple in Jerusalem and Jesus was watching people put their money into a donation box in the temple treasury. Many rich men dropped in a lot of money; then a poor widow came along and put in a single penny worth of copper coins. He called his disciples together and said to them "This widow put more into the box then all














