Religion in Contemporary Ireland (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Quizzes
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What % of Irish Catholics attended weekly Mass in the 1970s?
What % of Irish Catholics attended weekly Mass in the 1970s?
Over 90%
By 2022, what was the Mass attendance rate in Dublin?
By 2022, what was the Mass attendance rate in Dublin?
Approximately 14%
In what year did Ireland legalise same-sex marriage?
In what year did Ireland legalise same-sex marriage?
2015
What % voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment in 2018?
What % voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment in 2018?
66%
What % of primary schools does the Catholic Church maintain patronage of?
What % of primary schools does the Catholic Church maintain patronage of?
Approximately 88%
What % of weddings in 2022 were religious ceremonies?
What % of weddings in 2022 were religious ceremonies?
Over 50%
When was the Irish Constitution (Bunreacht na hÉireann) adopted?
When was the Irish Constitution (Bunreacht na hÉireann) adopted?
1937
In what year was the Catholic Church's 'special position' removed from the Constitution?
In what year was the Catholic Church's 'special position' removed from the Constitution?
1972
According to the 2022 Census, what % of residents were born outside Ireland?
According to the 2022 Census, what % of residents were born outside Ireland?
Over 14%
What % identified as having no religion in the 2022 Census?
What % identified as having no religion in the 2022 Census?
14%
What does the Greek word 'oikoumene' (related to ecumenism) mean?
What does the Greek word 'oikoumene' (related to ecumenism) mean?
The whole inhabited world
When was the Irish Council of Churches founded?
When was the Irish Council of Churches founded?
1923
When was the Irish Inter-Church Meeting established?
When was the Irish Inter-Church Meeting established?
1973
How many conferences does St Vincent de Paul operate across Ireland?
How many conferences does St Vincent de Paul operate across Ireland?
Over 1,100
When was the Corrymeela Community founded in County Antrim?
When was the Corrymeela Community founded in County Antrim?
1965