Membership of Dutch Churches has halved from more than 60% of the population
to about 30% in 2012. The decline has been greatest among Roman Catholics. This
was reported by the Social Cultural Planning Bureau. Trust in the church has
also reached its lowest point in the past twenty years. Researcher Joep de Hart
says taht this may well result from the sex abuse among clergy in the Roman Catholic
Church. Thursday, May 1, 2014
Church Membership Halved since 1970
Membership of Dutch Churches has halved from more than 60% of the population
to about 30% in 2012. The decline has been greatest among Roman Catholics. This
was reported by the Social Cultural Planning Bureau. Trust in the church has
also reached its lowest point in the past twenty years. Researcher Joep de Hart
says taht this may well result from the sex abuse among clergy in the Roman Catholic
Church. 
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