Irreligion in Italy

Religion in Italy according to the Global Religious Landscape survey by the Pew Forum, 2012[1]

  Christianity (83.3%)
  No religion (12.4%)
  Islam (3.7%)
  Buddhism (0.2%)
  Hinduism (0.1%)
  Other religions (0.3%)

Irreligion and general secularism are prevalent in Italy.[2] Only 50% of Italians identify as Catholic.[3] 13% of Italians identify as non religious.[4] The earliest recorded accounts of athiesm was in 1550's.[5]


References

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  2. ↑ Garelli, Franco (8 April 2016). "Religion Italian Style: Continuities and Changes in a Catholic Country". Routledge. Retrieved 1 November 2017 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Poll: Only 50 percent of Italians call themselves Catholic". 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "How Many Atheists Are There?". Psychology Today. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Spencer, Nick (8 May 2014). "Atheists: The Origin of the Species". A&C Black. Retrieved 2 November 2017 – via Google Books.


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