2007-08-15 15:21:27 · 16 answers · asked by ? 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's just like ICU said; if you ask Italian who lives in Italy the majority will reply they are "catholics"; but in fact it's just some sort of "burocratic reply". They lable themselves as catholic just because they're born in Italy. But as for being "strong believers", definitely not. That definition can only apply to less than 10% of population (also according to ISTAT, Italian official institute for statistics), and is decreasing year by year.
2007-08-17 01:45:17 · answer #1 · answered by Pinguino 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
OKay I am married to an Italian ,,,have tons of Italians friends and I can say many don't even go to church at all don't read the bible but still will tell you their the most devout catholics!!
Not to generalize just on Italians but also many non Italian Catholic friends I know also do the same darn thing .Most people it seems to it because it is sort os a social thing to say you belong to a group
2007-08-17 10:40:34 · answer #2 · answered by HAPA CHIC 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm italian i live in italy
only 30% of population in italy practise religion, italy hasn't got an official religion,
italy was unified after the the defeat of Pope, in XIX century
vaticans is an indipendent state inside italy
italians are not puritans as americans for example is normal see advertisings with nude people or blasphemous along the streets and on TV
2007-08-17 12:13:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not in my family. Religion was never a priority and my family came from Italy. I have changed over the years and Gid is a very important part of my life.
2007-08-15 23:10:08 · answer #4 · answered by ♥ terry g ♥ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since I am italian I am the best qualified here to answer.
People have the misconception that becasue the Vatican is next door that italians are religious.
IT IS QUITE THE OPPOSTITE, no one cares about church , people go there for tradition on funerals, weddings, or holidays,that is IT.
IT IS JUST ABOUT TRADITION, but people cannot care less about religion. It is disappearing, as people are getting fed up more and more about the hypocrisy of the churches.
IF YOU DO NOT BELIEVE ME , TRY TO LIVE THERE, ITALIANS ARE NOT RELIGIOUS AT ALL.
2007-08-15 22:37:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 11⤊ 2⤋
Strong in comparison with what?
you can't generalize an entire country.
2007-08-15 22:28:00 · answer #6 · answered by Mamita_Salsita 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Italians, as in people who live in Italy, are not as devout to the Catholic Church as one might think. In general, they are more superstitious then religious.
2007-08-15 22:26:50 · answer #7 · answered by James-hova RTR: Suspended Champ 2 · 6⤊ 3⤋
I would imagine Italy has strong Catholic roots so it may have a strong belief in God, You would have to check out Italian Government Census results.
2007-08-15 22:30:10 · answer #8 · answered by Pet Slinki 2 · 0⤊ 8⤋
Only on Sunday.
2007-08-15 22:24:27 · answer #9 · answered by S K 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Doesn't everyone scream "Oh God!"
2007-08-15 22:25:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋