HerzMariae
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It seems that heresy and selling out doesn't actually attract people to the Catholic Church. Who would have ever thought?
catholicnewsagency.com

Record numbers leave Church in Munich archdiocese

.- A record number of people left the Church in the German Archdiocese of Munich and Freising last year, a local statistical office said Tuesday. The …
FATIMA SZÁZ
„Seminary” by Laurence England
(www.youtube.com/watch)
„Burnt out embers, living off
The fumes of former glory!
’Springtime’ beckoned
’New Pentecost? Any second!’
While vocations were falling!”
Prayhard
Marx is happy most likely. He aims for a post Christian society.
Novella Nurney
When does boar hunting season start?
Ultraviolet
:D Have you ever looked into what's involved for securing a hunting license in Germany? The exam for it is probably the single most difficult one in the world. The failure rate is high. It's specifically designed to flunk people out.
Any time you hear someone talking about "common sense gun control" and "mandatory safety testing", that's the thing to remember. Nobody's going to pass a gun-safety …More
:D Have you ever looked into what's involved for securing a hunting license in Germany? The exam for it is probably the single most difficult one in the world. The failure rate is high. It's specifically designed to flunk people out.

Any time you hear someone talking about "common sense gun control" and "mandatory safety testing", that's the thing to remember. Nobody's going to pass a gun-safety exam created by people who hate guns.

Thank God for the USA, eh? Anway... what kind boar-huntin' method did ya' have in mind, NN?

Down in Tennessee, people still hunt those big ole' silver-whiskered bores the ole' fashioned way... usin' a pack of dawgs an' somefin' like this.
philosopher
Cardinal Marx...lol, the irony in that name.
mccallansteve
German bishops don't care because the state supports them and that's what's really important, right?
Alex A
Germans! This is not good.
Novella Nurney
Does anyone know off hand if the tax applies to the SSPX, or if you can designate FSSP only?
Eva
In 2018, the Church’s income rose to 6.64 billion euros, while 216,078 people left the Church
Ultraviolet
The article also highights another reason: money. "The Church in Germany is largely funded through a tax collected by the government. If an individual is registered as a Catholic then 8-9% of their income tax goes to the Church. The only way they can stop paying the tax is to make an official declaration renouncing their membership of the Church. They are no longer allowed to receive the sacraments …More
The article also highights another reason: money. "The Church in Germany is largely funded through a tax collected by the government. If an individual is registered as a Catholic then 8-9% of their income tax goes to the Church. The only way they can stop paying the tax is to make an official declaration renouncing their membership of the Church. They are no longer allowed to receive the sacraments or a Catholic burial."

...and this is the secret of the German Church's staggering clout in shaping Chuch policy. It seems many modern Germans realize their wealthy churches are spiritually bankrupt and simply refuse to pay for "non-essentials" anymore.
philosopher
With the majority of Germans being self loathing liberals in agreement with their bishops on social and political issues, they don't mind paying the tax.
Ultraviolet
I doubt it. ;-) One interesting truism about liberals world-wide (especially wealthy ones) is they're the worst sort of hypocrites. It's why they always get along so well on the international scene.
Applied to taxes, this means they're enthusiastic about everyone else paying "their fair share". Which, unironically, includes their fair share as well.
When it comes to time for them to pay for …More
I doubt it. ;-) One interesting truism about liberals world-wide (especially wealthy ones) is they're the worst sort of hypocrites. It's why they always get along so well on the international scene.

Applied to taxes, this means they're enthusiastic about everyone else paying "their fair share". Which, unironically, includes their fair share as well.

When it comes to time for them to pay for their own, off to the CPA they go! :D Rich people don't get rich or stay rich by being naive.

They love complaining about how "the rich" should be taxed, but they almost never see themselves as "rich". The "rich" are conservatives, particularly white, politically conservative business-owners who became successful through intelligence and hard work.

Even when they're forced to acknowledge their wealth, hey, that's different. They deserve it because (whatever). There's always a justification ready.
philosopher
@Ultraviolet- verum amicus!