pledge at least 1$/mo to be counted as a follower. for 5$/mo you get free coffee and bagels at the local place of worship. for 15$/mo they’ll answer at least one (1) prayer per month

That’s what the Catholic Church was though? Didn’t they have those “forgives one (1) sin” cards?

1. i’m specifically talking the aesthetic of a deity having their own personal patreon. we’re talking aphrodite’s highest-tier patrons getting Ensured Soulmates kinda shit, not the concept of tithing, or sacrifices, or catholic indulgences (which were indeed at one point in the middle ages heavily commercialized). full scale urban fantasy, here. freyja has an etsy.

2. are you… implying the catholic church… doesn’t exist anymore?