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Why Germany's Catholics turn their back on the church (www.dw.com)
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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.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don’t you have to pay a tax every year to the church in Germany if you are a member? I guess tougher economic times may also motivate many people deregister.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That was the motivation for me to leave. The first time i saw "Kirchensteuer" on a pay slip, i said "right, that's it". That was almost 40 years ago, though.