ComesInAnOldBox t1_j62fi9c wrote on January 27, 2023 at 5:48 AM

Reply to comment by FriendlyCraig in ELI5: How the hell did we go from "Bury your sword, gold, and food with you, and maybe your wife and horses", to "You can't bring money with you to the grave"? What cultural and societal event led to this shift of belief? by Preston_of_Astora

This is the answer, right here, especially Christianity (although the Catholic Church kinda missed the boat).

bimbles_ap t1_j62h83y wrote on January 27, 2023 at 6:07 AM

Im not sure what you mean by the Catholic Church missing the boat in this context, can you elaborate?

ComesInAnOldBox t1_j62hf2y wrote on January 27, 2023 at 6:09 AM

Talking about the opulence of the Catholic Church versus the whole "easier to stuff a camel through the eye of a needle than for a rich man entering heaven" thing, especially some of their tombs.

bimbles_ap t1_j62iso1 wrote on January 27, 2023 at 6:24 AM

But that's true about pretty much any church, Catholicism just happens to be the biggest.

Theres always going to be a few who flaunt their wealth after death.