antiauthoritarian123 t1_jctvj1e wrote
Reply to comment by QristopherQuixote in TIL In the history of the Catholic Church there has been over a decade without a Pope on the throne. The longest continuous time the throne was empty was two years ten months from 1268 to 1271. by jamescookenotthatone
I'm not arguing or denying... But do you have a source for this
Feisty_Jury_5325 t1_jctzk81 wrote
https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/22/us-churches-closing-religion-covid-christianity
Not sure if this backs up the specific stats but it covers the current state of affairs.
antiauthoritarian123 t1_jcu2tzv wrote
Thank you
QristopherQuixote t1_jctzuw0 wrote
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/modeling-the-future-of-religion-in-america/
https://news.gallup.com/poll/341963/church-membership-falls-below-majority-first-time.asp
^^^ Check decline of Catholicism compared to Protestants - 2x
https://research.lifeway.com/2021/05/25/protestant-church-closures-outpace-openings-in-u-s/
https://www.catholic.org/news/hf/faith/story.php?id=85303
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_of_Christianity_in_the_Western_world
antiauthoritarian123 t1_jcu2vj3 wrote
Thank you, I'll give it a read
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