Over half a million German Roman Catholics left the church last year alone. Why do people break with the institution? DW’s Christoph Strack caught up with one of those who have done so.
Over half a million German Roman Catholics left the church last year alone. Why do people break with the institution? DW’s Christoph Strack caught up with one of those who have done so.
You misunderstand. Church tax in Germany means that the state is the tax collector for the church. Every individual registered as either catholic or protestant has to pay.
The church itself gets a certain tax exemption and so on. The only theoretical advantage is that the churches are a part of Bureaucracy and somewhat accountable. But as I said theoretically.