I agree with your last point: church institutions are privileged in that some jobs in these institutions are exempt from some labor laws. Since a recent court

I agree with your last point: church institutions are privileged in that some jobs in these institutions are exempt from some labor laws. Since a recent court decision, this exemption is now quite limited (https://efarbeitsrecht.net/kirchliche-arbeitgeber/ https://efarbeitsrecht.net/kirchliche-arbeitgeber/, unfortunately only in German).