The high bill puts the life of the parishes at risk.
If you try to avoid the cut of the celebrations to save light and heating, there are however those who launch a 'sos' on the web by publishing the bills.
The parish priest of San Vincenzo in Atessa (Chieti) did so.
In San Vero Milis (Oristano) the bell tower of Santa Sofia will be turned off, while in Claut (Pordenone) a parish priest calls the community to lend a hand by citing art.
315 of the civil code ("rights and duties of the child").
The Council of the CEI is meeting from Tuesday 20 September and, even if it is not on the agenda, the topic could see a first confrontation between the bishops.
Meanwhile, today in all Italian parishes the Day is celebrated to promote deductible offers for the support of the clergy.
"The Church is your home and it is nice to want to make it work, supporting the priests; it is nice that you too want to help. There is no Pantalone who pays, as they say in Rome: there are trousers we have and sometimes even with some patches… ", is the appeal of the cardinal president of the CEI Matteo Zuppi.