25% of Christians consider leaving church in Germany over abuse scandals: Survey
BERLIN (AA) – About one in four Christians in Germany are considering leaving church due to the sex abuse scandals, a recent survey has revealed.
Mostly the members of the Catholic Church have lost faith in the clergy after the scandals in recent years, according to the Religion Monitor study of the Bertelsmann Foundation.
Of the Germans who said that they were considering leaving the church, 66% were members of the Catholic Church, and 33% were the of the Protestant Church.
Some 81% said they are thinking of leaving the church mainly because they lost trust in these religious institutions. Other respondents criticized them over reluctance to reform and modernize their policies.
About 71% also criticized churches for having “too much power and influence” in Germany, and 68% said the current privileges of churches are “unfair in a multi-religious society.”
The survey also revealed that there is an increasing trend among young people in Germany for leaving the church.
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