The Percentage of the British population attending church has fallen from 11.8% in 1980 to 5.0% in 2015. England has the lowest percentage of the population attending church in 2015 (4.7%), just below Wales at 4.8%. In Scotland, the equivalent figure is 8.9% Source: BRIN
» Enlarge image Among persons affiliated with a religion, a belief in Hell is lowest among Jews, with a figure of 22% (Just 40% of Jewish persons surveyed believe in Heaven). The equivalent figures for Catholics are 63% (85%) and Mainline Protestants 60% (80%). » Click column header to sort. Data is taken from the…
Results of a 2014 Poll of over 12,000 Catholics reveals that 54% of Catholics in the U.S. and 64% in Spain support gay marriage, 98% of Congolese Catholics and 84% of Philippine Catholics oppose it.
Data from the Catholic Directory with numbers of Catholics and Priests from 1912-2011. Key Points Weekly mass attendance fell between 30.7% between 1993 and 2010, as compared to corresponding falls of 10.9% in the Catholic population and 9.4% in the number of priests over the same period. In the 50…