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I am Catholic also, so at least I have that going for me. Believe me I wasn’t criticizing the Church.
I was just saying the tithe was a tax imposed by the Church and punishable if not paid. The Church can no longer do this legally, punish for lack of payment that is.
I know our Parish has never used the tithe, but we never had to support and area school either.
I am interested in any information you have on it though. I’m always looking for new material to present to my students in class. Actually, we just finished the Renaissance and Reformation periods, but I could use it next year.