[yucky]

It looks like the Catholics don't consider any interest to be usurious, only excessive interest (which leaves a lot of wiggle room).

[zdragnar]

That's directly contradicting the Pope:

> One cannot condone the sin of usury by arguing that the gain is not great or excessive

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[yucky]

Well not quite. On page 32 of their Annual Report you can see in the income statement where they are earning millions in interest[0].

[0] http://www.ior.va/content/ior/en/media/annual-report/annual-...

[OkayPhysicist]

That's thanks to the 1917 Code of Canon Law [0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917_Code_of_Canon_Law