When Ireland Erases Its Catholic Inheritance - First Things

When Ireland Erases Its Catholic Inheritance - First Things

The findings of a recent survey commissioned by Ireland’s Iona Institute for Religion and Society have shed new light on attitudes there toward religion and the Catholic Church. The results are revealing. Sixty-one percent of respondents describe themselves as “religious and/or spiritual,” but only 16 percent are regular Mass-goers. (A higher number, 18 percent, have a positive view of astrology.) Half of adults pray, while three in ten meditate…