The Barometro Latinoamericano survey says that while the percent of Dominicans identifying with the Roman Catholic Church in 1995 was 64%, this had dropped to 60% by 2013, and 50% in 2017. 21% of the population self-identified as evangelicals and 28% professed no religion, and 2% reported that they followed other religions.
Father Rogelio Cruz, responding to a question from a reporter from Diario Libre, attributed the decline of Dominicans identifying themselves as Catholic to the failure of the Catholic Church to adapt to the times and demands of modern society. Fr. Cruz noted that times are much different now than they were 2,000 years ago.
Diario Libre pondered the impacts of pedophile priests and murders involving priests have on the credibility of the church among its followers.
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Diario Libre
16 January 2018
