> it takes another two months to go away That is not true anymore. When you go to the authorities and "leave the church", then the next month will not have the

> it takes another two months to go away That is not true anymore. When you go to the authorities and "leave the church", then the next month will not have the tax on your pay slip. If it does, you should be able to claim it in your next tax returns. In the past there was a so called "Reuemonat" / repentance month, but that is not true anymore, as it has been abolished in 2014.