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State contributions to the Catholic Church slashed under Solis administration

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September 2rd, 2015 (ICR News) State financial contributions to the Catholic Church have been slashed since the election of President Luis Guillermo Solis, La Nacion reports.

 

For the first time in many years, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs chose not to contribute to the Church in 2015, and a budget for 2016 submitted by the ministry to the Legislative Assembly also does not include any contribution to the Church.

 

The ministry typically provides millions of colones to the Catholic Church – the country’s official religion as set forth in the Constitution – annually, including ¢300 million in 2014, ¢180 million in 2013, ¢50 million in 2012, ¢150 million in 2011 and ¢395 million in 2010.

 

Despite this, the Catholic Church will still receive a fair amount of public funds from other government ministries.

 

The Ministry of Public Education (MEP) has allocated ¢428 million (about US $800,000) to the Diocese of Tilarán as part of its 2016 budget.  The funds are intended to hire teachers for private Catholic high schools.

 

The Ministry of Culture will also provide ¢17.5 million in 2016 to the Archdiocese of San Jose to maintain its historical archive.

 

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  • Yeims

    I believe this is a positive step in the right direction, and should be followed by more cuts to reduce governmental expenditures.

  • prdatki

    The state should not give the Church any thing ! The Church should be taxed at One million Dollars a Month. All of the Money going to public schools. The Church should be audited twice a year.If any perverts etc. should be found in the Church they should be executed in Public.

    • disgsted

      Who in Sam Hill are you??

  • Ray N

    Time that the R.C.C. reign comes to an end, that this popee is the last one according to prophetic word , just think of the millions of trillions they have laundered, lives they have destroyed, close the vaticrime once and for all.

  • paulrees100

    Great! Why should any government fund such a scam? Give that money to true non-profit organizations who will use it effectively.Rome is a business that has access to enough money & what do they really do with it? They lie to & corrupt youth so the church can make more money.

  • Mark Nelson

    i pray Costa Rica doesn’t move the way of most other countries. religion is necessary to guide the politicians and the citizens. Costa Rica has set a great example in the past.

    • Yeims

      How long have you been down here, Mark?

      • Mark Nelson

        since 1990

    • Joe1047

      I would say its doing a fairly terrible job guiding them so far. I in no way intend on offending you. I myself am religious but also a realist and if that’s what religion is supposed to be doing here, I am afraid its falling very short of the goal.

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