lourishing of both, not only side by side but also hand in hand. So in respect to the decline in Catholicism due to modernization, science and technology. I found that it was merely a myth that was initially believed by the conservative church, but now in the modern church the two are inter-linked.How has the mass media affected Catholicism since 1945. With almost every household receiving some form of media coverage it is evident that the mass media is very influential in America and indeed most western societies. In todays society as Reeves states studies have shown an overwhelming bias against religion by media leaders. In one survey of the media elite, 86% said they seldom or never attended religious services and 50% listed their religion as none. Television critic Howard Rosenberg observed You see more hookers, rapists and serial murders on TV than clerics. In 1990 the media research center published an extensive study of the media documenting a powerful left wing and secular bias. More recently in the last 4 years the media research center conducted an annual study into the quantity and quality of T.V religion coverage. They found that year after year the total news content of religion failed to crack the one- percent barrier. In a NBC statement what a strange formula, if it is secular you can report it. But if it is religious, its radioactive, third rail, and controversial stuff. How sad, especially when you consider that religion according to a national survey is quintessentially important to 91% of the public. It seems as with politics there is a disproportionate number of secular minded individuals in the media who tend to shrug of religious issues. Because of the medias great influence a misconception is created of decline of Catholicism and for that matter any religion, when really the faith still remains in the population.How has modern education affected Catholicism. From the late 1940s to the present, public education in...
