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REGINA: Against what kind of background did this take place? What is the state of the Faith in the UK overall?
JP MALLON: The faith in the UK is not in a good place compared to figures from the 1950s and 60s. In many places Catholicism is cultural rather than devout with the vast majority of Catholics no longer practising. The remnants of the faith are not much more beyond a child getting photographs for First Communion. Many do not get baptised and some now turn down Confirmation!