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Despite the secularist nature of Quebec's government, does it subsidize the Catholic Church in some way?
Not at all - except for the usual tax exemption that churches have (in much of the Western world I believe).
If anything, a province like Ontario subsidizes the Catholic church way more by providing publicly-funded separate Catholic schools from kindergarten to the end of high school, but does not do so for other religious groups. (A constitutional quirk explains this situation.)
Not at all - except for the usual tax exemption that churches have (in much of the Western world I believe).
If anything, a province like Ontario subsidizes the Catholic church way more by providing publicly-funded separate Catholic schools from kindergarten to the end of high school, but does not do so for other religious groups. (A constitutional quirk explains this situation.)
The reason I asked is that it seems to me there are a lot of Catholic churches in Quebec that stay open despite very low Mass attendance.
The reason I asked is that it seems to me there are a lot of Catholic churches in Quebec that stay open despite very low Mass attendance.
It's been a while since you posted this, but the churches are slowly dying out. A large number of rural dioceses have to share priests and are down to 1-2 services/week, and many urban churches have been closed/transformed, such as this one in Quebec City. (great picture IMO)
So that means America is 49% Protestant? Really, that's not a huge issue, it's still mostly Christian though I do think religiosity is starting to decline in America. People under 30 seem less likely to be faithful especially if they live in the Northeast or West.
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