Garmany - "Pay to pray": of course, there is a broader question of whether the German church tax system is a good thing or not

Are the German Bishops Just Greedy?

BY JIMMY AKIN

• That's certainly the impression you would get from some discussing a recent decree issued by the German bishops' conference.
• It's being characterized as a "pay to pray" policy, whereby the Church will deny you the sacraments if you don't give it money.
• One news source headlined the story "German Bishops To Catholics: Pay Up Or Die Without Absolution."
• That seems to be about as misleading a headline as you could want, because the decree in question expressly refers to the possibility of people receiving the final sacraments.
• But let's look at the matter . . .

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