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But don't worry: Catholic and Protestant Churches will get your tax money anyway: Since Napoleon – yes: THE Napoleon! – Germans pay a "compensation" for the ric

by be_kul 7y ago

But don't worry: Catholic and Protestant Churches will get your tax money anyway: Since Napoleon – yes: THE Napoleon! – Germans pay a "compensation" for the riches taken from the churches then (which they, of course, had taken first from the people…). It is still paid today by the state, even though already the German constitution of the "Republic of Weimar" (i.e. 1919-1933) demanded that these payments should be stopped. The money coming from all tax payers (yes, muslims, buddhists, atheists … too!) is taken, e.g., to pay the bishops of the two major churches and the cardinals. They get a free appartement, a free car with a driver and a salary near 10,000 €/Month. Go figure that!! (signed by an angry German)

be_kul 7y ago
PS: We, every tax payer, even pay for the "frankincense" in catholic church rituals and for many more persons in the church hierarchy, not only bishops. These do not only get "near 10,000" as I wrote, but 13,000 €/month = > 14,300$. Per Month! And: They don't pay into the state's pension system (~19% per month), only pay 50% for health insurance, and the free car they get is usually a S-class mercedes now (used to be an E-class some 10 years ago). So, all in all (including their appartements in best locations), these persons cost ALL tax payers some 20-30,000 €/month! Back in 2010 the tax payers paid some 442,000,000 €/year. That should now be close to 500,000,000…
- thecleaner 7y ago
  I have no idea why you're getting down-voted. It is unlikely for average Germans to have a salary of 10000Euros a month. Not even for people working in lucrative fields such as software. On top of all this, the government just gives out money to some other institution while working class people bear so much of the burden. This is harassment.
Tomte 7y ago
> The money coming from all tax payers (yes, muslims, buddhists, atheists … too!) is taken Wrong. > They get a free appartement, a free car with a driver and a salary near 10,000 €/Month I guess you should leave the Catholic church then. Oh, you're not a member? Why should you have a say in what salary Catholics find adequate?
- detaro 7y ago
  https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bischof#Besoldung_in_Deutschland https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bischof#Besoldung_in_Deutschla...
- be_kul 7y ago
  You got it wrong. What I listed is NOT what church goers pay for with their "church tax". It is paid by the State from the tax paid by ALL tax payers in the country, be their religious or not (like me). AND: The entire sum (e.g. for tax evations granted to the churches by the state) is 20.6 billion (yes, 20,600,000,000) €/year! But … they take care of our children in Kindergartens (2% paid by the church, the rest by the tax payers) with so much love and devotion, you know … maybe I should think: It's worth it. But I can't.

by be_kul 7y ago

be_kul 7y ago

PS: We, every tax payer, even pay for the "frankincense" in catholic church rituals and for many more persons in the church hierarchy, not only bishops. These do not only get "near 10,000" as I wrote, but 13,000 €/month = > 14,300$. Per Month! And: They don't pay into the state's pension system (~19% per month), only pay 50% for health insurance, and the free car they get is usually a S-class mercedes now (used to be an E-class some 10 years ago). So, all in all (including their appartements in best locations), these persons cost ALL tax payers some 20-30,000 €/month! Back in 2010 the tax payers paid some 442,000,000 €/year. That should now be close to 500,000,000…

thecleaner 7y ago
I have no idea why you're getting down-voted. It is unlikely for average Germans to have a salary of 10000Euros a month. Not even for people working in lucrative fields such as software. On top of all this, the government just gives out money to some other institution while working class people bear so much of the burden. This is harassment.

Tomte 7y ago

> The money coming from all tax payers (yes, muslims, buddhists, atheists … too!) is taken Wrong. > They get a free appartement, a free car with a driver and a salary near 10,000 €/Month I guess you should leave the Catholic church then. Oh, you're not a member? Why should you have a say in what salary Catholics find adequate?

detaro 7y ago
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bischof#Besoldung_in_Deutschland https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bischof#Besoldung_in_Deutschla...
be_kul 7y ago
You got it wrong. What I listed is NOT what church goers pay for with their "church tax". It is paid by the State from the tax paid by ALL tax payers in the country, be their religious or not (like me). AND: The entire sum (e.g. for tax evations granted to the churches by the state) is 20.6 billion (yes, 20,600,000,000) €/year! But … they take care of our children in Kindergartens (2% paid by the church, the rest by the tax payers) with so much love and devotion, you know … maybe I should think: It's worth it. But I can't.