As Churchgoers Wane . . . Germany’s Controversial Tax Prompts Unease
By JAN BENTZ ROME (CNA/EWTN News) — While church attendees dwindle in Germany, questions have arisen once again over the controversial state-imposed church tax — and whether it’s time for the country’s bishops to address concerns around it. “We are in a time when more and more people realize that the financial apparatus Church works well, that the facade is optimal but what is behind it? Where is the true faith?” asked Martin Lohmann, Catholic publicist, author, and spokesman for the advocacy group Christian Action in Germany. “While we have a decreasing of Church membership,” he told Catholic News Agency on February 9, “on the other side we have a raising of Church tax.” When Germans register as Catholic, Protestant,…Continue Reading