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Does a priest have any money or possessions of his own?
Priests usually have access to funds to support their personal lives. These funds come either from the diocese to which he belongs – e.g. in Dublin, the Share collection goes to providing a basic salary for priests – or from the religious community to which he belongs. Diocesan priests do not take a vow of poverty, though often they live a simple, unostentatious life-style. Members of religious orders, on the other hand, take a vow of poverty and therefore own nothing of their own and receive what they need from the community.
The ideal is that priests act responsibly, use what money they receive wisely and witness to Christ.
