mo4ch:>‘Enemy of the poor’: Catholic Church slams Rome’s mayor over Trevi fountain coins | Mo4ch News
It’s one of Rome’s most romantic landmarks and those who throw their spare change into its waters are destined to return to the Eternal City. Now, the Trevi fountain is at the center of a heated row over who gets to keep the cash.Since 2001, the €1.5 million scooped out of the iconic 18th century Baroque fountain annually, about €4,000 per day, has been donated to Caritas, a Catholic charity which helps the city’s homeless as well as its poorest families.That’s all set to end as of April 1, after a vote by Rome City Council in December deemed that the money would be better spent on improving the city’s infrastructure and cultural sites.The charge has been led by Rome’s first female mayor, Virginia Raggi, elected in 2016 as part of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S).However, the Catholic Church has hit back, accusing Raggi’s administration of hurting the city’s poorest.The attack was published in Saturday’s edition of Avvenire. In a front-page article headlined “Money take…