The study also defines 37.1 percent of Spaniards as non-practising Catholics; 15.1 percent atheists; 12.6 percent agnostics and 9.4 percent indifferent.
Newsroom(16/02/2025 17:45 Gaudium Press) The Centre for Sociological Research (CIS) has released the results of a qualitative study on political participation in Spain. According to the document, only 19.5 per cent of Spaniards say they are practising Catholics.
The study also highlights that 37.1 per cent of the country’s inhabitants define themselves as non-practicing Catholics; 15.1 per cent as atheists (who deny the existence of God); 12.6 per cent as agnostics (who do not deny the existence of God, but do not rule it out either) and 9.4 per cent as indifferent or non-believers. In addition, 4.4 per cent say they believe in another religion,
Attendance at Mass and other religious services
Among those who follow a religion, 24.1 per cent said they never go to Mass or other religious services (disregarding occasions related to social ceremonies, such as weddings, communions or funerals); 26.5 per cent, almost never; 22.3 per cent, several times a year; 9.8 per cent, two or three times a month; 11.3 per cent, every Sunday and public holidays, and 5.4 per cent, several times a week.
Charity or social aid organization
The survey also reveals that more than half of the population (53 per cent) has never belonged to any charity or social aid association, such as Caritas, the Red Cross or others. Those who belong and actively participate are 13 per cent. Those who belong but do not actively participate are 12.6 per cent, and those who have belonged in the past are 20.6 per cent.
Crisis in marriage
Asked if ‘there are many other acceptable forms of relationship in a couple’, almost nine out of ten practicing Catholics ‘agree’ (88.4%) or ‘strongly agree’. Specifically, 43% of respondents say they ‘strongly agree’ with this statement and 45.4% say they ‘agree’, against 9.8% who disagree (of this percentage, 7.7% ‘disagree’ and 2.1% ‘strongly disagree’). (EPC)
