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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's the actual tithing requirement?  I was raised Catholic and never heard Catholics refer to "tithing" -- I thought that was more of a Protestant term.   We had a collection of course, and there were envelopes, but I never heard of "tithing".

Anyhow -- is there a certain amount you are expected to tithe, weekly, for 3 months, that qualifies you to be a godparent?   Because for someone who isn't much of an observant Catholic, but who nevertheless wants to be considered as a Godparent, seems it would be easy enough in those big impersonal churches (and there are many now with the priest shortage) to use make sure someone drops in the correct sized donation every week into the collection basket.

The best thing about ridiculous rules is that there are so many ways to circumvent them.[/quote]

There is absolutely no tithing requirement. There is a requirement that you are a practicing catholic, which is shown by a letter from your parish. Some parishes require that they know you have been attending mass in order to sign such a letter. One way of show mass attendance is putting an envelope in the collection. It can be an empty envelope and it counts. [/quote]

Not IME. There was a requirement for our Godparents. Besides who would put an 'empty' envelope in the collection? I'll add that I knew someone who quit the church because after her husband died unexpectedly the church came asking for more money. There are some 'bad apples' in the church for sure.[/quote]

What parish did this?  Requiring Godparents to give money is completely at odds with the teaching of the church.  And I know plenty of people who have put in empty envelopes for a variety of reasons. [/quote]

Suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA[/quote]

Here are the diocese of pittsburgh's requirements for godparents.   Giving money is not on the list.  
http://www.diopitt.org/department-worship/frequently-asked-questions
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