A six-month investigation by Fairfax has revealed that the Catholic Church in Victoria alone was worth over $9 billion and suggested that the church's national wealth could amount to $30 billion.
Journalists from The Age discovered there were 1,800 properties owned by the Church which consisted of houses of worship, schools, hospitals, mobile phone towers, and tennis courts among others, ABC Online detailed
http://www.christiandaily.com/article/report-revealing-catholic-churchs-national-wealth-sparks-calls-to-review-tax-free-status/62068.htm
Journalists from The Age discovered there were 1,800 properties owned by the Church which consisted of houses of worship, schools, hospitals, mobile phone towers, and tennis courts among others, ABC Online detailed
http://www.christiandaily.com/article/report-revealing-catholic-churchs-national-wealth-sparks-calls-to-review-tax-free-status/62068.htm