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Are Italians Losing Their Religion?
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5:21Now PlayingIn Italy, a country traditionally seen as the cradle of Catholicism, a disconnect is growing between religious identity and practice. According to the latest Pew Research Center survey, 78% of Italians profess to be Catholic, but the Italian statistics agency, ISTAT, paints a different picture: only 19% attend services at least weekly, while 31% never attend at all. Adding another layer, 15% of Italians say they are religiously unaffiliated, according to Pew Research Center. Reverend Giovanni Mandozzi describes the situation as scary, and stated the explanations people give for their lack of attendance as; "‘I don’t have time, I don’t feel like it’ - there isn’t a real reason." This decline in religious engagement, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, is part of a broader European trend, especially among the younger generation. Some Italians are even taking the drastic step of requesting "sbattezzati," or de-baptism, effectively asking to be removed from parish baptism records. While cultural aspects of Catholicism like weddings and funerals still hold sway, the overall decline in religious practice poses a significant challenge for the future of organized religion in Europe.
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