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Some recent figures on mass attendance in Ireland

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  • #32
    magicbastarder
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    Datallus wrote: »
    The cathedral of the human heart
    i wouldn't be surprised if that actually exists.
    e.g. https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.3650627,-6.2931152,15z


  • #33
    Datallus
    Site Banned Posts: 205 ✭✭Datallus


    Truth and enlightenment are in Cabra?


  • #34
    magicbastarder
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    seek and ye shall find.


  • #35
    Datallus
    Site Banned Posts: 205 ✭✭Datallus


    I'll pass.

    It's miles away!


  • #36
    PopePalpatine
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    You look familiar. There's someone with a name similar to yours who has a forum ban from here.


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  • #37
    Datallus
    Site Banned Posts: 205 ✭✭Datallus


    PopePalpatine wrote: »
    You look familiar.

    I'm sure he's a very handsome fellow :)


  • #38
    ScumLord
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    You have to take into account that the church is also an active social outlet for many older people that have seen their world just disappear before their eyes. The local parish group organises bingo, charity nights, games of cards and all sorts of other social events..

    While many of these events may not be advertised as specifically Catholic events, the people organising the events are staunch Catholics and the priest is always there.

    In one way it's good that they have a social outlet but they do push a Christian agenda at these things. They had a charity even in my town locally where they're sending sick kids to lourdes. I think it's awful, they're asking people for a load of money and wasting it on something that won't help or please the children. If they wanted to give the children something they could remember they could do something children like doing, like going to disneyland. This kind of thing is only benefiting the organisers, it will make them feel like they did something important, while promoting their church.


  • #39
    Boom__Boom
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    Cabaal wrote: »
    This seems an odd stat,
    Family's with kids in catholic ethos schools are involved in communion etc, they are required to attend a certain amount of masses for this. Couples without kids don't have any such requirements.

    Out of my network of friends which is pretty mixed, I know of only one without kids who goes to mass every week. Anyone else is births, deaths etc

    The thing is that just because kids are supposed to go for certain number of masses for the communion process there is no way to make the parents attend - I would imagine that massive number of kids every year who attend Catholic ethos schools and make their communion, and never attend mass outside of maybe Christmas, weddings, funerals and baptisms.

    Also the fact that so much of the population is older is a key driver of what makes this stat - basically 100% of the people over 50 aren't taking any kids to mass and they are the major chunk of massgoers.


  • #40
    realdanbreen
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Weekly or more frequently is 29%? I find that pretty hard to believe.

    Do you believe any of the findings of the poll? Or is it just the parts that you yourself disagree with?


  • #41
    realdanbreen
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    robindch wrote: »
    Unlikely, as the church's entire raison-d'etre is the fictitious.


    Not saying that you are right or wrong but you do realise of course that yours is an opinion that is held by a small minority of people in this country.


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  • #42
    Pherekydes
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    realdanbreen wrote: »
    Not saying that you are right or wrong but you do realise of course that yours is an opinion that is held by a small minority of people in this country.

    Have you proof of this assertion, Dan?


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