A new survey investigating recent converts to Catholicism has found that they generally skew urban and professional, with about half of participants already having been baptised before their reception into the Church.
The survey invited catechumens across England, Scotland and Wales who were to be received into the Church at Easter this year to take part, asking participants questions relating to their background, values, and liturgical preferences.
Prof Francis Davis, who presented his findings at WeBelieve, highlighted the significance of more than half of participants in the survey being previously baptised, stating that instead of a ‘quiet revival’ there was a ‘quiet transfer market’. It suggests that what what is often touted as a notable proportion of Generation Z coming to God may largely also reflect Protestants coming to Catholicism.
