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21. Nov. 2023 · By Salvatore Cernuzio. Four women have written to the Pope to express their "concerns" about the developments of the synodal journey of the Church in Germany, from which they withdrew. In response, Pope Francis has responded with a letter acknowledging that he too is concerned "about the numerous tangible steps with which large portions of this ...
Vor 3 Tagen · He explained that his dream was to get married by the church, so if he would unregister in Germany, he would no longer be a catholic in Italy – where he wanted to get married. He ended up paying for the fine. The lesson here is: Just because you mark as ‘not religious’ in your Anmeldung, does not mean that you won’t be paying church ...
29. Juni 2020 · 06/29/2020 June 29, 2020. In Germany both the Catholic and Protestant churches saw massive declines in membership in 2019. Even so, religion and religious reflection still play an important role ...
5. Juni 2012 · Catholic bishops, clergy, and parishioners represented a strong minority within the Christian community in Germany and continue to do so. After Hitler’s Anschluss with Austria in 1938 (a merger greeted by many Austrians at the time, although widely disowned after 1945), the Austrian influx raised the Catholic portion of the German population to about 40 percent.
20. Mai 2021 · In Germany, state-recognized religious congregations are largely financed by church tax (Kirchensteuer). Each state has its own individual laws that determine how the church tax is collected. After the tax is collected by the tax office (Finanzamt), it is passed on to churches for an estimated 3% administrative fee. All residents of Germany who belong to a tax-entitled religious congregation ...
The peace institutionalised the Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist religious divide in Germany, with populations either converting, or moving to areas controlled by rulers of their own faith. One authority puts France's losses against Austria at 80,000 killed or wounded and against Spain (including the years 1648–1659, after Westphalia) at 300,000 dead or disabled. [32]
DW looks at six facts and figures that shed light on the make-up of Catholic and Protestant identity and influence in Germany today. 1. The majority of Germans identify as Christian. Roughly 45.7 ...
