"We can see it. Church attendance is down. We view people who attend Mass monthly as our “engaged Catholics.” Those who attended out of habit and lukewarm faith fell out of the habit of coming to church when we closed parishes for the Covid-19 pandemic.  Do we even need to go to church?  63% of respondents to ACST’s most recent American Beliefs Study say no. If we look at Catholic responses, an astonishing 69% say believing in Jesus does not require participating in a church!"

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