Gen Z Catholic Numbers Mask Deeper Crisis of Faith
The CatholicNewsAgency portal reports on conflicting data regarding Generation Z religious affiliation, citing a 2023 Cooperative Election Study (CES) claiming 21% of Gen Z identifies as Catholic versus 19% Protestant. Pew Research Center contradicts this, finding 28% Protestant versus 14% Catholic among young adults. CES co-director Brian Schaffner admits their 2023 Catholic figure is likely inflated, noting previous years showed Protestants consistently outnumbering Catholics.