Dr. Carroll's Census Again.
The author reflects on the result of the census made by Dr. H. K. Carroll on the Catholic population in the U.S. in 1916. He argues that Dr. Carroll made a subtle subtraction by removing 15 percent on the total number of Catholics surveyed. Membership in the Catholic Church has age requirement becau...
| Published in: | America Magazine: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture Vol. 14; no. 18; p. 422 |
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| Format: | Editorial |
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America Media
2/12/1916
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| Summary: | The author reflects on the result of the census made by Dr. H. K. Carroll on the Catholic population in the U.S. in 1916. He argues that Dr. Carroll made a subtle subtraction by removing 15 percent on the total number of Catholics surveyed. Membership in the Catholic Church has age requirement because babies are not counted. The author suggests that Dr. Carroll's study is difficult to consider as truth. |
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