Among Christians globally, Orthodox share falling, Catholic, Protestant shares increasing

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Orthodox Christianity in the 21st Century

Among Christians globally, Orthodox share falling, Catholic, Protestant shares increasing

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Orthodox Christianity in the 21st Century
Fewer Orthodox in post-Soviet republics say religion ‘very important’ in their lives
Most Orthodox Christians keep icons at home
Orthodox Christians favor their church’s position of allowing married men to become priests
On balance, Orthodox Christians favor their church’s prohibition on female priests
Relatively low shares of Orthodox and Catholics favor Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism being in communion
Mgvimevi Monastery church, Georgia
A century ago, all three major branches of Christianity were concentrated in Europe. That is still the case for Orthodox Christians, but not Protestants and Catholics % of each group living in each region, 1910 and 2010
Relatively low shares of Orthodox and Catholics favor Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism being in communion

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