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Posted by: Claire Ferguson ( )
Date: February 24, 2013 04:19AM
How do you count Catholics? LDS mentioned.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21545819

Seems there is a problem everywhere as to how to count the membership of a church. Was mildly amused that the LDS method was mentioned, I had mistakenly believed it was not known outside mormondom.

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Posted by: forbiddencokedrinker ( )
Date: February 24, 2013 05:51AM
Re: How do you count Catholics? LDS mentioned.

You know, the Catholic system at least sounds more honest, but even it probably overestimates by a great deal.

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Posted by: summer ( )
Date: February 24, 2013 07:23AM
Re: How do you count Catholics? LDS mentioned.

" 'These counts include people who seldom pray or go to worship services. In the United States, for example, 17% of self-identified Catholic adults report that they seldom or never attend worship services,' says Hackett."

Those would be the twice-a-years. The members who show up for Christmas and Easter services only.

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Posted by: librarykim2 ( )
Date: February 24, 2013 09:03AM
Re: How do you count Catholics? LDS mentioned.

A friend of mine called the Chreasters. :-)

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Posted by: canadianfriend ( )
Date: February 24, 2013 07:58AM
Re: How do you count Catholics? LDS mentioned.

Forget the membership numbers. Show me the money.

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Posted by: Greyfort ( )
Date: February 24, 2013 09:17AM
Re: How do you count Catholics? LDS mentioned.

They lumped Canada in with the States. In Canada, well over 40% of Christians identify themselves as being Catholic.

Mormons are only .3 percent.

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