[svandamme]

why should it matter what the pay is? It's supposed to be a frigging calling...
Roman Catholic priests here work their nuts off and generally live ok but for hardly any pay...
they live in or near the church(churches have often a house built next to it, to one side of the crossshaped church, nothing fancy for todays standards), have a layperson as a house keeper, and serve in three or more parishes... drive around all the time for last rites , marriages, funerals... there's a shortage of RC priests here... I dont' believe in what they believe in anymore, but in general, i believe they work really hard ,and do a lot of good for those who do...And it certainly ain't about the money...