“while these numbers are high, they reflect a slight decrease from the 522,821 departures recorded the previous year, indicating that this was the second-highest departure rate to date,”
Is that because of the world’s first Islam Pope now rules?
Three things going on (I live in Germany so I can vouch for them):
1. All of these abuse cases are mounting up, and public TV carries up front on the 8 PM nightly news. Negativity has reached a epic level.
2. Financial incompetence from the Limburg Bishop from a decade ago....is still openly discussed.
3. Just a growing number of Catholics in Germany disagree with the Pope...in general.