Irish-American Religion

By the late nineteenth century the Irish had become very prominent in the American Catholic Church's leadership, with 7.3 million Catholics in the United States and the majority of Bishops being of Irish descent. At the end of the twentieth century, Irish-Americans comprised 35 percent of Catholic Priests, although only 17 percent of American Catholics were of Irish descent.

May 8th

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Did you know Irish people are super Catholic? It's true! We have twice as many Bishops as anyone else because we are the best at it. Don't be jealous, that's a sin. Not that I am proud of this fact, that is also a sin. Anyways, lets check wikipedia to see just how Catholic Ireland is.

Ireland 83.63% Catholic.

That's pretty good. We are the tenth most Catholic. But what's the most Catholic country? The answer may surprise you!

Vatican City 100% Catholic.

It shouldn't though. Keep an eye on this page the next time a new Pope is picked, if it drops to 99% we'll know a mistake was made.