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To: vladimir998

Where is that? All statistics point to no influence at all, from Europe to Latin America - to America.


15 posted on 09/17/2014 1:52:23 PM PDT by opic
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“Though Americans may report attending church more frequently than they actually do, our surveys find that self-reported levels of Mass attendance have remained virtually unchanged since the new pope was elected. Since April of this year, 39% of U.S. Catholics report attending Mass at least weekly, similar to the 40% attendance figure last year.”

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/11/25/no-clear-pope-francis-effect-among-u-s-catholics/


17 posted on 09/17/2014 2:09:52 PM PDT by BlatherNaut
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Depends on who you talk to. In 2013 people were saying there was an uptick. Example: http://world.time.com/2013/11/11/francis-effect-boosts-attendance-at-italian-churches/

Since March this year, they’re saying there was no uptick. One thing that is happening is that lapsed Catholics are returning in some numbers.


20 posted on 09/17/2014 2:33:08 PM PDT by vladimir998
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