@Charli, do some honest research into the Catholic Church. It is, by far, the largest charitable institution on earth, has been for pretty much its entire history. It also has by far the widest scope of the assistance it provides, with charity programs for every facet of need. The great majority of other charities pay their workers much more and have higher administrative costs; Catholic workers willingly work for very little pay, and there is much volunteerism. Far from “amassing a ton of wealth,” many of its parishes struggle to make ends meet because of the amount given to charity, with many parishes and schools consolidating because of it, while many other “megachurches” (not talking about most “mainline Protestants” and similar) do reserve enough money to push ad campaigns and install entertainment systems.
Be honest and take a look before you spread doubt.
Some citations people were interested in (about the general topic, not about the Catholic Church)
http://philanthropy.com/blogs/prospecting/conservative-voters-are-more-liberal-with-charity/19091
http://library.generousgiving.org/page.asp?sec=91&page=224
20/20 Investigation:
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2682730&page=1
Arthur C. Brooks, an author of Freakonomics and Who Really Cares?
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/03/conservatives_more_liberal_giv.html
https://www.hillsdale.edu/news/imprimis/archive/issue.asp?year=2010&month=01