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Page 127
... percent . Visits to the church to pray at least once a week have declined from 23 to 15 percent , and daily private prayer has fallen from 72 to 60 per- cent . The proportion who " never pray , " however , remain low at 4 percent ; the ...
... percent . Visits to the church to pray at least once a week have declined from 23 to 15 percent , and daily private prayer has fallen from 72 to 60 per- cent . The proportion who " never pray , " however , remain low at 4 percent ; the ...
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... percent of those who do not go cannot get there because they are too old , too sick , or the church is too far away . Nineteen per- cent cite laziness or a lack of energy , 14 percent say they have to work on Sundays , and 14 percent ...
... percent of those who do not go cannot get there because they are too old , too sick , or the church is too far away . Nineteen per- cent cite laziness or a lack of energy , 14 percent say they have to work on Sundays , and 14 percent ...
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... percent of the diocesan priests and 58 percent of the bishops would support some kind of due process appeals system in the church . Sixty - four percent of the priests believe in small informal parishes , as do only 32 percent of the ...
... percent of the diocesan priests and 58 percent of the bishops would support some kind of due process appeals system in the church . Sixty - four percent of the priests believe in small informal parishes , as do only 32 percent of the ...
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CHAPTER | 11 |
Economic and Educational Achievement | 50 |
Catholics and the Intellectual Life | 69 |
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