Tuesday,
October 30, 2007
While 70% Italians Favor Religious
Instruction in Public Schools, Only 30% Have Read Gospels.
The
ANNOTICO Report
Catholic
World News
Oct. 30, 2007
The
survey, conducted by Coesis Research for the
publishing house Editrice San Paolo, found that most
Italians nevertheless support religion, with 90% saying that they favor
religious instruction in public schools.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta is the most popular religious writer among Italian
readers today, the poll showed. Sts. Catherine of Siena and Teresa of Avila
were also ranked among the top 5 preferred religious
authors.
Among
younger Italians, Pope Benedict XVI is the favorite living religious
writer, while older Italians preferred Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, the
retired Archbishop of Milan, who has long been a favorite of liberal Catholics.
In
recent years, the two most popular religious books in
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