if members are not allowed to gamble, they'd find out the whole city wouldn't go in the church anymore and they will not collect fundings from its members. catholic church is the most hypocrite church in the world.
If this thread is going to devolve into what the church can and can't or shouldn't do, then let me chip in by telling you what they should do. They should pay taxes! Do you know that churches in US could reduce the average american taxpayer's burden by nearly $90 billion us dollars?
At the beginning of the pandemic they tried to claim they should be allowed to stay open because they are an 'essential business.' But they don't want to pay taxes like an essential business. Doesn't seem right to me.
The fact is, most religions frown upon gambling, and yet nearly everybody has gambled at some point. There's almost no point even mentioning it to followers anymore.
already had the experience on playing gambling.This might be little off topic but really worth to be discussed.