These faithful Catholics are a diminishing demographic. Fewer than one in eight Catholics attends Mass on any weekend, the lowest average in recorded Australian history, according to figures released at the weekend.
But the church is still better off than most denominations, with Anglicans - the next biggest group - finding only 10 per cent of worshippers in church an average of at least once a month, and possibly as little as half of that going every week.
The Catholic Church's chief researcher, Bob Dixon, said the sex abuse crisis within the church had affected attendance less than expected.
He said an average of 665,000 people attended Catholic churches each weekend in May 2011, when the most recent national attendance count was done.
He predicted Mass attendances would continue the trend of slight decline for another 15 years, then stabilise after the baby boomer generation passed. Immigrants from non-English speaking backgrounds were the main source of growth.
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Why aren't you going to the church?
I actually think going to church is good thing. It gets people together and gives them a sense of community. I just wished they change the content of what they preach.
