What is the current status of Catholic belief in Quebec as a consequence of the Quiet Revolution in the 1960’s?
Mass Attendance Weekly church attendance has plummeted from nearly 90% before the 1960s to roughly 5% or less today.
Institutional Decline: Hundreds of historic churches have closed, been sold, or been secularized due to a severe shortage of priests and aging congregations.
Many residents still hold nominal Catholic identities or use church rites for major milestones like baptisms or funerals, though this heritage is fading.
The provincial government enforces strict separation of church and state, notably passing laws like [Bill 21] which prohibits public sector employees in authority positions from wearing religious symbols.