Publications viralized on social networks this week stating that the Pope Francis who led the Catholic Church for 12 years, left only $ 100 (about $ 570) of heritage.
Officially, the Vatican does not disclose the information. When asked about the subject, the spokesman for Holy See Said just not knowing.
What is known is that, despite holding a position of prestige and performing a function of enormous responsibility within the Catholic Church popes, in general, do not receive a regular remuneration.
This practice goes back to the tradition that the pontiff himself follows, of simplicity and humility, associated with the vows of poverty made when he entered the company of Jesus.
Francisco himself addressed the subject in the documentary “Amen: Asking the Pope” of 2023.
“When I need money to buy shoes or something, I ask. I don’t have a salary, but I don’t worry about it, because I know I’ll be fed for free,” the Pontiff joked at the time.
As the pontiff himself had commented on the documentary, all his personal needs, such as housing and food, were fully funded by Vatican .
Moreover, one of the marks of the pontificate of Francis was simplicity and humility, as well as one of the focus of the church leader was the help of the poor and needy.
Simplicity was also striking in Francisco’s own funeral, in which he asked to be buried in a simple wooden coffin – breaking a practice of centuries when the church leader was buried in three interconnected coffins made of cypress, lead and oak.
He also managed a charity -oriented fund, which he uses to support causes and needy people around the world.
An example of this was the donation of half a million dollars to the bottom Peter’s Pence, which helps thousands of people in Mexico.
*With information from Priscila Carvalho, in collaboration for CNN
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