Only 1% of Catholic population took part in Synod in Ireland

Based on the currently available figures and estimates, participation rates in the Synod Listening Process were very low:

Ireland & Northern Ireland:               42,000            = 0.93% of Catholic Population

England & Wales                                30,000.          = 0.57% of Catholic Population

Pope Francis had asked for the listening process to include those at the margins and those of other traditions. But this does not seem to have happened to any significant extent. Looking at the participation rates compared to the total populations showed very low participation rates:

Ireland & Northern Ireland:               42,000            = 0.60% of Total Population

England & Wales                                30,000.          = 0.05% of Total Population

Colm Holmes

We Are Church Ireland

26 June 2022