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Wounded Bear

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12. I've always thought of the Catholic Church as the first multi-national corporation...
Mon Feb 8, 2021, 11:03 AM
Feb 2021

from which modern companies model themselves.

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Catholic charities are giving away food everywhere pwb Feb 2021 #1
Good to know. "Not by faith alone" says the Church, "but by works." ancianita Feb 2021 #3
The Roman Empire still exists. roamer65 Feb 2021 #2
Well, ancianita Feb 2021 #5
That was a very interesting article in many ways. MineralMan Feb 2021 #4
It was. ancianita Feb 2021 #6
Yes. I was completely impressed with the young woman who has MineralMan Feb 2021 #9
In the sixties, they even had a Jewish guy composing music for them...... DFW Feb 2021 #7
Nah, he did that on his own. And why did you post this? ancianita Feb 2021 #10
Because, after having lived in Spain in the 1960s and my wife's awful experiences with them DFW Feb 2021 #16
Thanks for sharing. ancianita Feb 2021 #18
Everyone's perception of a nation or an institution will often depend on personal experience DFW Feb 2021 #19
Thank you for the explanation. ancianita Feb 2021 #20
Thankfully it is not malaise Feb 2021 #8
I hear you. But ancianita Feb 2021 #11
I've always thought of the Catholic Church as the first multi-national corporation... Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #12
I wonder ancianita Feb 2021 #13
I just read the excerpt you posted Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #14
All other corporations pay taxes, and submit to government financial audits. lindysalsagal Feb 2021 #15
Did you read the article? It doesn't sound like it, because nowhere is the Church presented as ancianita Feb 2021 #17
All corporations do NOT pay taxes? pwb Feb 2021 #21
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