VATICAN CITY, 15 JAN 2009 (VIS) - On Monday 12 January, an Agreement was signed in Kiel, Germany, between the Holy See and Schleswig-Holstein, regulating relations between the Catholic Church and that German Land.
Signing for the Holy See as plenipotentiary was Archbishop Jean-Claude Perisset, apostolic nuncio to Germany and, for Schleswig-Holstein, Peter Harry Carstensen, minister-president.
According to a communique made public yesterday afternoon "the Agreement, which includes 24 articles, regulates the juridical position of the Catholic Church in the Land of Schleswig-Holstein. Among other things it establishes norms for the teaching of Catholic religion in State schools; State recognition of Church-run schools; university education; Church activity in the fields of pastoral care, social work, healthcare and charity; ecclesiastical tax and the maintenance of church buildings which have the status of monuments. In brief, the role of the Catholic Church in the society of Schleswig-Holstein is recognised".
OP/AGREEMENT/SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN VIS 20090115 (160)
Signing for the Holy See as plenipotentiary was Archbishop Jean-Claude Perisset, apostolic nuncio to Germany and, for Schleswig-Holstein, Peter Harry Carstensen, minister-president.
According to a communique made public yesterday afternoon "the Agreement, which includes 24 articles, regulates the juridical position of the Catholic Church in the Land of Schleswig-Holstein. Among other things it establishes norms for the teaching of Catholic religion in State schools; State recognition of Church-run schools; university education; Church activity in the fields of pastoral care, social work, healthcare and charity; ecclesiastical tax and the maintenance of church buildings which have the status of monuments. In brief, the role of the Catholic Church in the society of Schleswig-Holstein is recognised".
OP/AGREEMENT/SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN VIS 20090115 (160)
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