Originally published at The Catholic Thing
As the U.S. Congress convened for its 119th session, it had marginally fewer Christians than in the 118th, continuing a gradual, 10-year decline. Christians will make up 87 percent of voting members in the Senate and House of Representatives, combined – down from 88 percent in the last session and 92 percent a decade ago. The new Congress has 150 Catholics, two more than in the last session, although that’s lower than the average number of Catholic members over the last decade and a half, when congressional Catholics have numbered in the 160s. However, Catholics represent the largest Christian “denomination.”
