That’s a terrible analogy.
Local governments also request funds from the central government.
Also, people pay taxes directly to central governments.
Local governments also request funds from the central government.
Also, people pay taxes directly to central governments.
That can happen with the Church as well, local priests get their "salary" from a central (at the national level, not the Vatican) institution
> Also, people pay taxes directly to central governments.
At least in Italy you can devolve 8/1000 of your taxes to the Church, and that's not your local church but again, the national-level institution (and they redistribute it to lower levels). I think in Germany it's very similar, and probably in other countries too.
You are, I think, confusing the Catholic Church with Joevah’s witnesses or other denominations where the things you mention are common. You said in another post “I wasn't raised Catholic so can't speak to their practices”, except you seem to do that quite liberally…