Joe Rogan Experience #2535 - Andrew Wilson · Aired Aug 5, 2026
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is wealthier than the Catholic Church.
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What the evidence shows
Outside estimates put the LDS Church's net worth in the hundreds of billions, mostly in an investment reserve. But nobody has a reliable total for the Catholic Church. Its wealth is spread across the Vatican, dioceses, orders, schools and hospitals, and few of them publish audited statements. Marketplace's partial tally already reaches at least $73 billion and says a full count is essentially impossible. So "much richer" compares one centralized church's estimate with a partial count for a decentralized one. An audited worldwide Catholic asset total below the LDS estimates would flip this verdict.
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Quick answer
Is it true that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is wealthier than the Catholic Church?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. Outside estimates put the LDS Church's net worth in the hundreds of billions, mostly in an investment reserve. But nobody has a reliable total for the Catholic Church. Andrew Wilson said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2535 - Andrew Wilson, aired Aug 5, 2026, at 2:34:54. The supporting source is marketplace.org, linked below.
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