In 1997 the newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung of Munich, Germany, reported: “Churches turned into cinemas and apartments: Believers are staying away, places of worship are being converted....
પરંતુ, એ કંઈ ન કહેવાય, કેમ કે ૧,૫૦૦ ચર્ચો સાવ બંધ થઈ ગયા છે. ”