The Roman Catholic Church™ will have to pay property tax. Not clear to me if that just applies to Roman Catholic Church™-owned businesses, or if non-business-related churches are included. (Is there a church that is not, at least, an entertainment business? Like, say, movie theaters? or various "clubs"?)
Also, I suspect that does not apply to Vatican City, which is an independent country.
This follows a petition by Italian citizens to force the organization to pay taxes.
Now to make that happen in the USA..... Something our politicians wouldn't touch with a 10-foot cross.
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Good Night, Irene!!! If the Italians can make this happen THERE, would someone tell me WHY we can't make it happen HERE!!!
# lawyers that drank the koolaid
It's good news and Italy needs the money.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2UiESL9EmE
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xoscvp_italy-plans-to-tax-catholic...
Well, at least one government in the western world has some brains, and testicoli.
ha, irony~? or time to share the gold and rubies with the hungry and dying people of religious oil'wars?
Uruguay’s Senate has passed a measure legalizing first-trimester abortions, and the president is widely expected to sign it into law, making Uruguay one of a few Latin American countries to allow abortions for any reason. Those seeking abortion would need to explain their case before a panel of healthcare professionals, hear about alternatives such as adoption, and then wait for five days. Uruguayan Senator Constanza Moreira defended the right to abortion.
Senator Constanza Moreira: "They are the sexual and reproductive rights of women. No woman can be obligated to carry out a pregnancy she does not want. That is violence against women. And, well, separating women from their bodies and giving them the right to not just be a body where a future life can be held has taken many years."
The clip said property taxes would apply to commercial or non-church properties, which encompass about 20% of ... what? All Italian land? All the land value of Italy? Anyway, it sounds huge. In this country, such a rule might bankrupt the Mormon church -- until they raised the tithe from 10% to 20% anyway. Of course, I'd even apply it to church buildings, as theaters, private schools, and child care facilities have to pay.
irony:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20051455
and the jailing of scientists in Italy.. not so much
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