5 thoughts on “Tony Blair Converts to Catholicism”

  1. It seems that the parity in churchgoing is more a matter of very few Anglicans going to church than an extraordinary rise in Catholics. This article says that the total number of Britons who consider themselves Anglican is 25 million, vs. 4.2 million Catholics.

    Also, it’s worth noting that Catholics are a plurality in the U.S., too, but it would be inaccurate to call the U.S. a Catholic country. The difference is that there is such a diversity of Protestant churches that the Catholics are merely the largest single group, but Protestants as a whole dominate.

    If one were to measure “churchgoing” in the U.S., though, I imagine certain groups might show relatively higher numbers, such as Baptists and Latter-Day Saints.

    There’s actually been a substantial amount of talk about religion in the U.S. public sphere lately, mainly because of Mormon presidential candidate Mitt Romney. A lot of people outside the West are quite unfamiliar with the Mormons, and I’ve seen an interesting mix of fear and curiosity.

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