The Catholic Church of France suffered in 2020 with the partial or total closure of churches "
a real shock
" financial, recording a drop of 30 to 40% of its resources, announced Wednesday the Conference of the bishops of France (CEF).
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This net loss, estimated at 90 million euros, was mainly caused by the total or partial closure of places of worship, during confinements, which deprived the Church of its main sources of income such as the quest or the "
casual
”, Paid for the ceremonies, specified the CEF during the presentation of its annual financial report.