Mega Exodus Rocks U.S. Catholic Church: 9 Out of 10 Cradle Catholics Defect, by Jules Gomes

By Jules Gomes, The Stream, August 20, 2025

Dr. Jules Gomes (BA, BD, MTh, PhD) has a doctorate in biblical studies from the University of Cambridge. Currently a Vatican-accredited journalist based in Rome, he is the author of five books and several academic articles. Gomes lectured at Catholic and Protestant seminaries and universities and was canon theologian and artistic director at Liverpool Cathedral.

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The U.S. Catholic Church is plummeting in membership, with nine out of 10 cradle Catholics abandoning it to become religious “nones,” a bombshell study has revealed.

“More and more of those raised Catholic are leaving,” the study published in the University of Notre Dame’s Church Life Journal on August 12 concludes.

Examining church attendance figures from 1973 onward, philosopher Michael Rota and sociologist Stephen Bullivant, both committed Catholics, note that “while many religious groups in the U.S. have experienced decline over this period, Catholics are doing particularly poorly.” ….

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