Cyprian Lwanga, Catholic
archbishop of Kampala, has recommended that the Ugandan government deducts 10%
from workers’ monthly salary as tithe for the church.
According to Citizen Digital, the
archbishop said he wanted Uganda to go the Germany route where Germans who are
registered as Catholics, Protestants or Jews have a church tax (Kirchensteuer)
of 8-9 percent deducted from their annual income.
The church tax is collected by
the government and channeled to the respective faith.
Speaking during mass at Saint
Mary’s Cathedral Rubaga, the Catholic archbishop said many Christians don’t pay
tithe and this affects projects by the church.
“Whenever we ask for tithe,
everyone gives only what they have at that time. But the Bible says a tenth of
whatever you earn belongs to the church,” he said.
“Give me your support as I front
this proposal because it is good for us. Aren’t you tired of putting money in
the baskets all the time?
“I was told Germans make
agreements with their government to deduct monthly tithe from their salaries
and forward it to the church and this money they use to build and renovate
their churches.”
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