If people enjoy thinking they are going to have eternal life and waste their money on this nonsense who cares .If this gives them peace of mind good for them due to the fact they will never be disappointed when they do not get eternal life because they will be DEAD ! The only thing I’m against is that churches should have to pay taxes

The only reason Madoff was ever busted was because he defrauded the rich. He hit the pockets of already rich clients and that got him busted. The poor folks he got were just collateral damage. It was the rich folks that sent him to prison. The church has stock piles of money to bail out their abusive clergy. Its a seemingly endless sum.

I don’t care about Madoff. I’m still waiting for Epstein’s flight log book.

Madoff should have promised eternal life to his investors.

Is there any defense? Nope.

The big swindle is eternal life. Yes, The RCC has a guy called Pop and he might die but he will live forever. He has a doodly do that lives on. It's a rah rah rah. The gullible claim god gave it to you when you started breathing. Saul of Tarsus, an RCC forerunner, claimed he used his to travel to heaven and back to get his teachings. He saw the dead Jesus when nobody else did and if you were hungry you could eat meat offered to idols. Give thanks at the collection plate.

No. Is anything about Catholicism excusable? Where do you start? Why?

Madoff swindled the other white collar criminals, and they did not like that.

None!
Sue the rcc into bankruptcy and oblivion!