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
Above article from the Economist magazine and Continued here:Traditionalist Avant Garde
May I comment with a very good article by a Catholic in her 20's, explaining why traditional Catholicism is attracting the next generation?
ReplyDeletehttp://catholicwvengeance.wordpress.com/2012/11/28/what-young-catholics-truly-want/