Thursday, December 20, 2012

Traditional Latin Mass attendance growing throughout the World


SINCE the Second Vatican Council in 1962, the Roman Catholic church has striven to adapt to the modern world. But in the West—where many hoped a contemporary message would go down best—believers have left in droves. Sunday mass attendance in England and Wales has fallen by half from the 1.8m recorded in 1960; the average age of parishioners has risen from 37 in 1980 to 52 now. In America attendance has declined by over a third since 1960. Less than 5% of French Catholics attend regularly, and only 15% in Italy. Yet as the mainstream wanes, traditionalists wax.

Above article from the Economist magazine and Continued here:Traditionalist Avant Garde

1 comment:

  1. May I comment with a very good article by a Catholic in her 20's, explaining why traditional Catholicism is attracting the next generation?

    http://catholicwvengeance.wordpress.com/2012/11/28/what-young-catholics-truly-want/

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