Francis Effect: Italians Stop Supporting the Church
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The reason is simple: Francis alienates the Catholics by championing the anticlerical political left, while rebuffing the moderate forces who traditionally support the Church.
For reasons connected to the tax system, the decline in support will show its financial consequences only from next year on.
This year, the Italian Church received 1,1 billion euro from the State. As a comparison: The German Cologne Archdiocese, alone makes annually 700 million euros from the State tax.
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