Apost at es
Swt ichers
Est ranged
Nominal
Engaged
17%
Apostates: Have abandoned their Catholic identity without adopting different religious commitments. Are critical of the Catholic Church.
Switchers: Have given up their Catholic identity and replaced it with a new religious identity.
Estranged: Hold onto a Catholic identity but are critical of Catholicism and make efforts to distance themselves from the Church.
Nominal: Maintain a Catholic social identity but are not practicing. Make no attempt to distance themselves from Catholicism.
29%
Engaged: Embrace a Catholic identity, actively practice Catholicism in their daily personal lives, and find faith to be important and meaningful, even if they do not believe all that the Church teaches.
0%
Devout: Practice faith consistently, are able to articulate Church doctrine, believe most of the Churchs teachings, and expect to continue to live as Catholics in the future.
Read more in Young Cat holic America: Emerging Adult s In, Out of, and Gone from t he Church by Christ ian Smit h, Kyle Longest , Jonat han Hill, and Kari Christ offersen (9780199341078), available wherever books are sold. E-book also available. oup.com/us