Posted on 03/04/2018 5:11:30 PM PST by marshmallow
England and Wales also saw an overall decline in the number of marriages, especially among the young
The number of Catholic weddings in England and Wales has fallen dramatically in the last 25 years, according to new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
In 2015, the most recent year for which statistics have been recorded, there were 7,001 Catholic weddings, according to the Daily Mail – less than a third of the figure for 1990.
The decline is even steeper than for Church of England weddings, which have also fallen rapidly.
The decline mirrors the overall trend in the proportion of weddings which are religious ceremonies: the proportion has nearly halved from 50 per cent in 1980 to 26 per cent in 2015.
Meanwhile, the number of marriages continues to decline. Nicola Haines of the ONS said: “Marriage rates for opposite-sex couples are now at their lowest level on record following a gradual long-term decline since the early 1970s.
(Excerpt) Read more at catholicherald.co.uk ...
The decline and fall of a great nation...
The decline and fall of Western Europe.
Muslim weddings are up!
Catholics only let you marry once. Too scary for the millenials?
American involvement in WWI and WWII all in vain. The Cold War an equally enormous waste of blood and treasure.
When anyone can get married, no one else wants to. Netherlands experienced a dramatic drop in its marriage rates 20 years ago when they legalized gay marriage. Now it’s UK’s turn.
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