Key legal question
Whether the federal appeal was admissible and the Landeskirche had standing
Extracted holding
The appeal was admissible and the Landeskirche had standing as a public-law body affected in its financial and sovereign interests.
Extracted reasoning
The Rekurskommission qualified as a court under Art. 86 BGG, the Landeskirche could appeal through its Kirchenrat, and the matter affected significant sovereign financial interests.