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tetedur

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2. The Roman Catholic Church owns 70 million hectares.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Jul 24, 2021, 06:02 PM

Jul 2021

https://www.lovemoney.com/gallerylist/70168/the-worlds-biggest-private-landowners

The largest landowner in the world is not a major oil magnate or a real estate investor. No, it's the Roman Catholic Church. According to lovemoney.com, the church owns more than 70 million hectares. An area that is larger than France. It is not just about agricultural land, but also about land in the most expensive locations in London, Paris and New York.

According to this link:

The Catholic Church owns roughly 177 million acres of land. It is the largest non-governmental land owner in the world.

https://realestate.nd.edu/research/church-properties/

I wonder why there is a discrepancy or why they are talking about the Vatican as opposed to the Catholic Church.

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Vatican reveals it owns more than 5,000 properties [View all] left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 OP

No real surprise Sherman A1 Jul 2021 #1

I'm "surprised" (and suspicious) that it's not more... Wounded Bear Jul 2021 #5

The Roman Catholic Church owns 70 million hectares. tetedur Jul 2021 #2

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No wonder they wouldn't let priests marry Ilsa Jul 2021 #7

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