Diezmo — Camino Neocatecumenal

The Way has produced over 1,000 priests from Redemptoris Mater seminaries. These seminaries operate almost exclusively on the third basket. Supporters claim that without the tithe, the rapid missionary expansion of the Way (especially in secularized Europe and poor countries) would be impossible.

★★★☆☆ (3.5/5) – A powerful tool for mission when done in freedom and transparency; a potential source of scruples and division when done under compulsion. diezmo camino neocatecumenal

The diezmo of the Neocatechumenal Way works brilliantly for those who have freely chosen a radical, covenant-based community. It creates a powerful sense of shared mission and dependence on God. However, for the average Catholic, or for a family under financial strain, the pressure to tithe can feel closer to a legalistic burden than the "cheerful giver" of 2 Corinthians 9:7. The Way has produced over 1,000 priests from