In Germany, the Catholic Church and Protestant churches lost more than 430,000 members in 2018
By
Julio
Severo
The
Catholic Church and traditional Protestant churches (including Lutheran and
Presbyterian churches) lost more than 400,000 members in Germany in 2018.
Germany’s
Catholic Church lost 216,078 members and Protestant churches lost about 220,000
in 2018, according to data published by the German Bishops’ Conference and the
Evangelical Church in Germany.
In
total about 23 million German citizens are still members of the Catholic Church
and 21.14 million are members of Protestant churches. Both groups represent
53.2% of the total population of Germany, which has 83 million inhabitants.
The
main reasons for the decline in membership in both churches are a very aging and
dying Christian population. Considering that 50% of Germany is Christian and
that 954,897 Germans died in 2018, 50% of that death numbers explains the 430,000
Germans who “left” the churches: They went to the cemetery.
Modern German family: Only 1 child |
Family of Kaiser Wilhelm II in Germany in 1896: 7 children |
While
the diminishing German Catholics and Protestants beget very few babies to
baptize in their religions, Muslims beget legions of babies to advance
their religion.
Large family of Muslim “refugees” in Germany |
Portuguese version of this article: Na
Alemanha, Igreja Católica e igrejas protestantes perderam mais de 430.000
membros em 2018
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