Actually you are right: most likely some churches will stop being used for two reasons: low population in small villages and a limited number of people who have the ecclesiastical vocation.
As for the door it could also be possible that it is 500 years old, it would be nice if you had a picture of the inside to see the hinges: the lower one could be more prominent.
It was a construction type of the time in that there were no spring-loaded door closers, so the only way to get the door to close independently was to put different hinges between the top and bottom.
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Unfortunately that's the sad truth, some churches will stop being used and that leads to no renovation, which leads to decay.
Unfortunately the door or gate was closed, so no way I could take a photo of it. But I took a photo of another door, a similar one and I'm going to post it soon. So stay tuned as I have a photo of the lock :) I don't want to post it here before I post it in the post :P Seems like you know a lot about door locks :)
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This is a photo from Wikipedia, about the interior. This is the best I can do. maybe one day I'm going to have a chance to visit it again.