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Catholic Church records record number of departures
The number of people leaving the church in Austria is at a new record high: 90,808 people left the Roman Catholic Church in 2022, church statistics released on Wednesday said.
The number of Catholics shrank from 4.83 million to 4.73 million (down 1.96 per cent) compared to the previous year. In 2022 there were exactly 4,733,174 Catholics, and in 2021 4,827,683 Catholics. Catholics thus still make up slightly more than half of the population.
In 2021, the number of people leaving the church was already high at 72,222, the second-highest figure behind that in 2010, when many people turned their backs on the church after abuse cases came to light. In 2020, the figure was 58,727. "For many people, the current high number of departures is probably due to a distance from the Church, which has become greater due to the pandemic in recent years," Kathpress analysed the current development.
Resentment about Covid measures
According to information from the dioceses, this trend had been intensified last year by the tense overall economic situation, and this despite the fact that the dioceses had accommodated people in collecting church contributions, for example because of the coronavirus pandemic. There was also anger among some members in recent years about the CoV measures set by the church, but they were no stricter than in other areas.
Non-denominationals second largest group
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The number of people leaving the church in Austria is at a new record high: 90,808 people left the Roman Catholic Church in 2022, church statistics released on Wednesday said.
The number of Catholics shrank from 4.83 million to 4.73 million (down 1.96 per cent) compared to the previous year. In 2022 there were exactly 4,733,174 Catholics, and in 2021 4,827,683 Catholics. Catholics thus still make up slightly more than half of the population.
In 2021, the number of people leaving the church was already high at 72,222, the second-highest figure behind that in 2010, when many people turned their backs on the church after abuse cases came to light. In 2020, the figure was 58,727. "For many people, the current high number of departures is probably due to a distance from the Church, which has become greater due to the pandemic in recent years," Kathpress analysed the current development.
Resentment about Covid measures
According to information from the dioceses, this trend had been intensified last year by the tense overall economic situation, and this despite the fact that the dioceses had accommodated people in collecting church contributions, for example because of the coronavirus pandemic. There was also anger among some members in recent years about the CoV measures set by the church, but they were no stricter than in other areas.
Non-denominationals second largest group
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Catholic Church in Austria shrinking dramatically
Catholic Church records record number of departures The number of people leaving the church in Austria is at a new record high: 90,808 peopl...
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