Question juridique clé
Whether land intended for a future church is exempt from wealth tax under the Zurich statute for goods destined for church purposes.
Solution extraite
The exemption applies only when the property is presently and objectively serving the special purpose; intended future use is insufficient.
Motifs extraits
The court accepted an objective criterion to avoid turning an exemption for the object into an exemption for the taxpayer. A merely planned or promised church use does not satisfy the statutory requirement; the property must already be in actual, visible use for the religious purpose, at earliest when construction begins.