A recent article in "Our Sunday Visitor" described a Pew Research study on why Catholics leave the Church. They were given the following reasons:
All this makes Tresus sad...
No longer believe: 48%So I thought I would examine the views of people who actually attend mass every Sunday. They reported:
Spiritual needs not met: 67%
Lost interest: 66%
Dissatisfaction with atmosphere: 47%
Too formal: 36%
Too ritualistic: 38%
Music not enjoyable: 36%
Too many money requests: 56%
No longer believe: 48%Spiritual needs not met: 67%Actually I expected higher numbers on the music thing...
Lost interest: 66%Dissatisfaction with atmosphere: 47%
Too formal: 36%
Too ritualistic: 38%
Music not enjoyable: 36%
Too many money requests: 56%
All this makes Tresus sad...