Why don't secular priests vow poverty?

[Garysoxfan]

Is it possible for secular priests to accumulate wealth since they don’t take a vow of poverty? A news story reported that a secular priest received a large sum from a woman who passed away, but was not required to turn the sum over to the Church.

 

[Devon_Caffran]

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• [Why don’t some priests take the vow of poverty? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=154955&highlight=poverty)