Over 500 respondents took part in our informal survey on Catholic motherhood, conducted via America’s email newsletter and social media platforms. Twenty-five percent told America that one or more of their children had left the church, and only 1 percent said that one of their children had entered the priesthood or a religious order. The quarter of respondents whose children left the church provided some clear reasons for their departure. The sexual abuse crisis, instances of bullying at Catholic schools, disagreement with church teaching and objections to the treatment of L.G.B.T. people by Catholics were all cited by mothers as factors in their children’s decision to leave.
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2018/05/04/catholic-moms-what-your-experience-raising-your-children-faith
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2018/05/04/catholic-moms-what-your-experience-raising-your-children-faith
