France Is "No Longer a Catholic Country"

France Is "No Longer a Catholic Country"
By Michael F. Haverluck
CBNNews.com
January 12, 2007

CBNNews.com -- WASHINGTON -- France is "no longer a Catholic country." This declaration was published in France's Le Monde des Religions on January 9, reflecting the results of a recent poll taken in the nation.

It was disclosed that 51 percent of France's population considers themselves Catholic -- a drastic drop from the 80 percent reported in the early 1990s and the 67 percent tallied in 2000 -- according to a Wednesday report from The Daily Telegraph.

Le Monde des Religions' editor in chief Frederic Lenoir credits the waning numbers to several major factors. Among them are youth's disinterest in Catholicism, along with an increasing sense of individualism sweeping across the nation.

Also explaining the waning numbers, it was noted by The Telegraph that only half of the French who proclaim themselves to be Catholics said they actually believe in God.

Currently, 31 percent of the French population declares themselves as atheists, which has risen from 23 percent in 1994. ...
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