Sarah Silverman: Sell Vatican Feed World
on Wednesday, March 2, 2016Sarah Silverman Money Quote saying why not consider selling the Vatican if it can benefit so many people. Sarah Silverman said:
“What is the Vatican worth, like 500 billion dollars? This is great, sell the Vatican, take a big chunk of that money, build a gorgeous condominium for you and all your friends to live in, all the amenities, swimming pool, tennis court, waterslide, and with the money left over, feed the whole f**king world” — Sarah Silverman
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This quote by Sarah Silverman suggests that the immense wealth possessed by the Vatican in the form of priceless art, gold reserves and real estate holdings could be put to much better use alleviating real world problems like poverty and hunger. By “selling the Vatican” and redistributing the proceeds, Silverman implies that global food insecurity could potentially be solved with just a fraction of the Vatican’s estimated $500 billion worth.
While said tongue-in-cheek, the quote challenges the prioritization of lavish religious institutions over basic human needs, and advocates using great financial power and influence to directly improve lives worldwide through charitable means rather than accumulation of further riches.