Liechtenstein parishes may lose subsidies
Churches in Liechtenstein, one of the world's smallest countries,
could face financial disaster with government plans to withdraw state
subsidies under new legislation, according to a Protestant leader.
"This
will be a drastic change—we depend on financial support, and there'll
be no chance of obtaining it if the new law goes ahead," said Markus
Meidert, president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Liechtenstein.
"This
is a predominantly Catholic country, and the Catholic Church is unhappy
with the plans as well. But the new law will be especially hard and
treacherous for smaller churches like ours, [which] have none of the
Catholic Church's resources."
