Blew it and failed right there. The German word for debt is "Schulden" not "Schuld" other than in some compound nouns. No native speaker would equate the two terms in the sense the author implies.
Oh, and never mind that whiny opening sentence, where this Italian author is channeling Jesse Jackson if you replace “Catholic” with “black”. Face it Massimo, YOUR country sucks. Now do something to fix it instead of blaming others for YOUR faults! Your religion/race card has no value.
good catch. Who is this author then?
Oh, maybe there’s a connection, hmmm? When we don’t pay a debt in English we say ‘default’ right? Fault has a lot of meanings and is a technical term in several fields. So, there may be some cultural differences but as we’re constantly being told that Europe casts aside the church, I don’t think its a religious matter.