Italy now only half-Catholic, poll says
April 01, 2016
Only about half of Italy's people identify themselves as Catholic today, according to a new poll published by L'Unita newspaper.
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Although Catholics still represent by far the largest single religious bloc in Italy, the proportion of Catholics in the country's population has been dropping. The survey found that 20% of respondents decribed themselves as atheists, while a roughly equal number professed vaguely Christian or theist beliefs. The survey found smaller groups of respondents identifying themselevs as Orthodox or Protestant (4% each), Buddhist (2%), Jewish, Hindu, or Muslim (1% each).
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