FPÖ chairman Herbert Kickl appealed on Sunday to Cardinal Christoph Schönborn to suspend church contributions indefinitely due to inflation. This is an “act of Christian charity” and “a little help in great need,” the politician said in a broadcast.
“Especially as head of the church, he (Cardinal Schönborn, note) should know how poverty and existential fears can affect people — and for many of them, every penny they may or may not have at their disposal counts,” Herbert Kickl said. . Suspending church contributions would be an “act of Christian charity” and “a sign of stronger solidarity.” .
Also calls on other leaders
Kickl, however, addressed his appeal not only to the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Austria, but also to the Bishop of the Evangelical Church, Michael Chalupka, and that of the Old Catholic Church, Bishop Heinz Lederleitner.
The church contribution for the Catholic Church in this country is usually 1.1 percent of gross income per year, for the Protestant Church it is 1.5 percent. Discounts are possible for financial charges. People without income such as interns, but also students, soldiers and civil servants, parents on parental leave and the unemployed are exempt.
Source: Krone
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