It may be back to a bicycle for a Colombian priest who's heeding Pope Francis' call for austerity.
The Rev. Hernando Fayid said he's going to sell his white Mercedes Benz E200 convertible with a black top following the pope's recent statement that it wounds his heart to see a priest in a luxurious car.
Fayid told RCN television Tuesday evening that he got the car as a gift from his four brothers last year, but will still
give it up and it won't bother him.
He said he's ridden a burro, a horse, a bicycle and a bus, to say nothing of walking on foot around his town of Santa Marta. In his words, "I have no problem with that." The 47-year-old priest said he hopes to get about $63,000 for the car.
Fayid's announcement was applauded in Colombia, which is predominantly Catholic.
Priests "should provide an example of humility," said 24-year-old accounting assistant Leydi Vega, adding that "no one is asking them to live in extreme poverty ... or to die from hunger."
The president of Colombia's Bishops Conference, Cardinal Ruben Salazar, said that the Catholic church in Latin America has always embraced austerity.
He said the estimated 10,000 Colombian priests in the country each receive the equivalent of about $620 a month.
"We priests undoubtedly have to be very conscious that we have to live with our people," said the prelate, "in the conditions in which our people live."
Priests who would retire at the age of 70 would get 3,000 rupees as pension.
Kochi: For the first time in the history of the Church, the clergymen would get a small token of money regularly after they retire. The Jacobite Church has launched a model pension scheme for its priests who would retire at the
age of 70 would get 3,000 rupees as pension. Extending the scheme to families, the church has decided to provide half the pension amount to the priest's wife after his death.
And if a priest dies during service, 50 per cent of his last-drawn salary will be paid as pension to the wife. The decision was taken at a meeting held in Aluva, Kerala, on Sunday. It was also decided to fix the basic salary of priests at 10,000 rupees. "Since our priests are allowed to have a married life, we are focusing on their welfare. No other church offers this benefit," said Fr Varghese Kallapara, spokesperson of the church.
The church can make use of the service of priests even after retirement, but only for chapels and they will be paid a monthly allowance of 10,000
rupees. The facility is not extended to nuns of the church as their care after retirement would be entrusted with the respective convents.
Other churches like the Syro-Malabar provide retirement homes for their senior priests and bishops. "We have fixed the retirement age at 75, and it is applicable to priests and bishops. If their health permits they can continue," said Fr Paul Thelakkat, spokesperson of the Syro-Malabar Church.
Since priests take a vow of poverty, they would not accept any financial support. The church has a number of retirement homes across the state to ensure their welfare. The post-retirement life of diocesan priests, like those belonging to CMI, would be the responsibility of the congregation. In all churches, nuns do not have a financial assistance scheme, but convents provide necessary support after they retire.
Source: times of india
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