should one man be making these kind of decisions?
on the one hand, helping people in dire need is a good thing.
on the other hand, $500K is a lot of money. the source of the money (Peter's Pence) is many donors. should they have a say?
there are other questions. could this action be considered political? how will governments react? how will the public react? is it right for the pope-entate to be the single "face" for actions like these? doesn't the pope have more important things to do? shouldn't the pope be more of a "behind-the-scenes" pope, particularly given the failure of the church to properly address the clergy sexual abuse scandal that has been plaguing the church for decades?
most charities and corporations that make decisions that involve large sums of money have a board of directors who assist in making these kind of decisions.
Casa Rosada (Argentina Presidency of the Nation) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)]
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