Also, in the early years after WWII Taiwan had few economic resources, and there were many educational, social, and medical tasks the government was unable to attend to. The Catholic Church, backed by the Vatican and overseas donations, stepped in to help.
此外，早年台灣經濟資源比較薄弱，很多政府照顧不到的教育、社會和醫療工作，也由接受教廷及國外經費支持的天主教會補充。