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bottomofthehill

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6. A group of friends were just talking about this.......

Reply to ButterflyBlood (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2013, 01:15 PM

Feb 2013

I self identified myself as an Irish Catholic Democrat for years, I no longer do. I dont know if is because I have outgrown labels or if I identify myself much less with the Catholic Church. The Catholic part has dropped, I still strongly self identify as a Democrat.

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Has anyone else noticed a collapse in Catholic identity in the youngest generation? [View all] ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 OP

Not in the hispanic Catholic church I ended up in last Good Friday shrike Feb 2013 #1

Agree. I live in a community with a very large Mexican/American population and their cbayer Feb 2013 #4

No, Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #2

I think a strong religious identity is dropping among younger adults susanr516 Feb 2013 #3

I haven't seen it in my parish goldent Feb 2013 #5

A group of friends were just talking about this....... bottomofthehill Feb 2013 #6

I'm just curious, folks, what about the "Liberation Theology" branch DinahMoeHum Feb 2013 #7

An article on the Pope and liberation theology worth reading, I think shrike Feb 2013 #8

Thanks, it makes a great case for the next pope to be Latin American. . . DinahMoeHum Feb 2013 #9

I think many do not realize that goldent Feb 2013 #10

Funny, I once heard the emergent church described as... ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 #11