Catholics in America

The face of Roman Catholics is changing in the US. Here's the findings of a new survey published in The National Catholic Reporter:

88% - agreed with the statement "how a person lives is more important than whether he or she is Catholic."
86% - agreed with the statement "you can disagree with aspects of church teachings and still remain loyal to the church."
30% - support the "teaching authority claimed by the Vatican."
40% - agreed with the statement that you can be a good Catholic without believing that in Mass, the bread and wine really become the body and blood of Christ.
40% say they do not attend mass because they not very religious.


The survey also finds attending services continues to drop:
1987 - 44% attended at least once a week
2011 - 31% attended at least once a week


1987 - 26% attend less than monthly
2011 - 47% attend less than monthly