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A German Investor Offers €500 Per Baptism. His Diocese Is Asking Questions.
A wealthy Catholic near Munich is paying 500 euros for every baptism performed, and the Diocese of Augsburg has expressed reservations about the arrangement, according to Catholic News Agency.
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