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.
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.
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.