Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Catholic Church, and religion in general, losing Latinos in USA - USATODAY.com



Catholic Church, and religion in general, losing Latinos in USA - USATODAY.com: Latino population growth over the past two decades has boosted numbers in the Catholic Church, but a new, in-depth analysis shows Latinos' allegiance to Catholicism is waning as some move toward other Christian denominations or claim no religion at all.

A report out today by researchers at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., finds Latino religious identification increasingly diverse and more 'Americanized.'

The analysis, based on data from the 2008 American Religious Identification Survey, compares responses to phone surveys in 1990 and 2008 conducted in English and Spanish.