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From the Wikipedia page on the Catholic Church: "By means of Catholic charities and beyond, the Catholic Church is the largest non-government provider of educat
by abrenuntio 7mo ago
From the Wikipedia page on the Catholic Church: "By means of Catholic charities and beyond, the Catholic Church is the largest non-government provider of education and health care in the world."
Just yesterday I went to see a presentation of a priest appointed to a massive parish in the rural area of South Sudan, setting up schools and bringing in aid.
- scns 7mo ago> the Catholic Church is the largest non-government provider of education and health care in the world. Hm. In germany Catholic day care is funded by the state ie taxes by over 90%. Military chaplains 100%. Would be surprised if the difference is bigger in schools and hospitals. I heard that in France there is an actual separation of church and state and as a result the church is rather poor.
- graemep 7mo agoGermany is the only country that does that. In the rest of the world the church is poorer but is still a leading provider of education and healthcare, especially in poor countries.
- zdragnar 7mo agoTithes to the church are collected via taxes in Germany (Kirchensteuer), so you could argue the church itself is funded by taxes.
- oytis 7mo agoGovernment collects the tax for the churches from their members only, so the government here is merely an intermediary between church members and the respective organisations.