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Re:Vatican Uses Donations for the Poor to Plug Its Budget De... by nashashmi on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @06:21PM (#21767856)
> my parents were forced to pay the church taxes my grandma did not pay in her last 20 years

Can someone shed some light on how the church is able to "enforce" taxes not bound by legal doctrine?

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Re:Vatican Uses Donations for the Poor to Plug Its Budget De... by dessant on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @06:50PM (#21768038)
Through manipulation and coercion. They were told by the local pastor that she wouldn't get a religious funeral unless those taxes were paid.
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