"In October last year, secretariat prefect Maximino Caballero Ledo noted that “If we were to cover this deficit [in curial operating expenses] only by cutting expenses, we would close 43 of the 53 entities that belong to the Roman Curia, and this is not possible.”"
I don't know how things work in the Vatican, but in most places, when an e…
"In October last year, secretariat prefect Maximino Caballero Ledo noted that “If we were to cover this deficit [in curial operating expenses] only by cutting expenses, we would close 43 of the 53 entities that belong to the Roman Curia, and this is not possible.”"
I don't know how things work in the Vatican, but in most places, when an entire department or two gets closed down, the others are a bit more likely to take the need for cost-cutting seriously, and then you don't actually need to close so many.
It sounds like they've been mismanaging money for quite a while to get into this mess. When you abuse things, you eventually lose them. You can lose them voluntarily and less painfully, or involuntarily and more painfully.
"In October last year, secretariat prefect Maximino Caballero Ledo noted that “If we were to cover this deficit [in curial operating expenses] only by cutting expenses, we would close 43 of the 53 entities that belong to the Roman Curia, and this is not possible.”"
I don't know how things work in the Vatican, but in most places, when an entire department or two gets closed down, the others are a bit more likely to take the need for cost-cutting seriously, and then you don't actually need to close so many.
It sounds like they've been mismanaging money for quite a while to get into this mess. When you abuse things, you eventually lose them. You can lose them voluntarily and less painfully, or involuntarily and more painfully.