Cardinal Marx paid €14,000 a month

“A salary of €14,000 a month”: Cardinal Marx at the heart of the salary scandal and the excesses of the German Church
Archbishop of Munich and Freising, head of one of the wealthiest dioceses in Europe, he now finds himself at the center of a twofold controversy, both financial and doctrinal.
In recent weeks, Cardinal Reinhard Marx has taken a further step by asking his priests to incorporate blessings for same-sex couples and divorced and remarried Catholics into their pastoral practice. This deliberate approach, in line with the German “synodal path,” is deeply fracturing the Church, with several dioceses refusing to follow this line. At the same time, the question of his standard of living is being raised with increasing insistence. To understand this reality, it's essential to remember a key element: in Germany, the Church is largely financed by church tax, the Kirchensteuer, which represents approximately 8 to 9% of income tax and is collected directly by the state.
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