Analysis: Does a new survey show potential for a confession revival? Some say yes; others not so sure

Analysis: Does a new survey show potential for a confession revival? Some say yes; others not so sure

A new survey finds 67% of Catholics who haven't been to confession in the past year are open to returning. Experts discuss whether that is enough for revival.

ANALYSIS: Does a new survey show potential for a confession revival? - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %

(OSV News) — A new poll certainly tells the Catholic Church what it wants to hear: That 67% of Catholics who haven’t been to confession in the past year are open to returning, with roughly half expressing a clear desire to return. The Vinea Research Group — a Catholic nonprofit research initiative — released the results in March through its “Catholic Pulse Report,” a national research platform developed to provide quarterly insights into Catholi…