According to the BBC News, the Catholic Church ended up losing $14.3M in 2007. "That was despite receiving a single anonomous donation of $14.3."

Interestingly, per the article (link below), almost 1/4 of the Catholic Church's offerings annually come from Americans.

The US Peso's decline is proving to have far reaching effects within the contruct of the many geopolitical factors contributing to economies and organizations.

KM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7501486.stm

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