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There's nothing wrong with giving stuff away for free. Many small churches already have budget problems and phobia of change and technology.

But offering a completely optional hosted version is a good idea for churches with more money than technical prowess.

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Vatican City the 18th wealthiest nation in the world per capita.

The Vatican in no way represents the average. They're about as far an outlier as you're gonna find. The parent comment mentioned specifically small churches with low budget/tech-phobia as well.

right, but the small churches are franchises just like Taco Bell. They all belong to a bigger church.

> Vatican City the 18th wealthiest nation in the world per capita.

Per capita stats for the State of Vatican City really don't tell much even about the wealth of the Catholic Church as a church. Its kind of live judging the wealth of the United States by dividing the assets of the federal treasury by the number of people who live in the White House and the US Naval Observatory.

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