A multiyear decline in Christianity in the U.S. may have leveled off, according to a new survey by Pew Research Center. However, the survey found Catholics are seeing the greatest net losses of believers compared to other religions in the U.S. The data indicates that for every one person received into the Catholic Church, another 8.4 individuals have left the faith, either altogether or for another worship tradition. This increases the trend Pew found in 2014, when 6.5 Catholics left the faith for every person who entered.
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A multiyear decline in Christianity in the U.S. may have leveled off, according to a new survey by Pew Research Center. However, the survey found Catholics are seeing the greatest net losses of believers compared to other religions in the U.S. The data indicates that for every one person received into the Catholic Church, another 8.4 individuals have left the faith, either altogether or for another worship tradition. This increases the trend Pew found in 2014, when 6.5 Catholics left the faith for every person who entered.
