(ANALYSIS) Sometimes the doom scrolling really does pay off. I hate to admit it, but flicking through thousands of social media posts a week is a way that I can find interesting stories to write about for Graphs about Religion.
And, that’s exactly what happened a few months ago. On my Google Discover feed, I see this headline, “Detroit Catholic archdiocese restructures as Mass attendance drops 40%.” It’s a story from the Detroit Free Press about the future of Catholicism in what was once one of the most thriving metropolitan areas in the United States. I read stories like this on a regular basis, by the way. I usually skim the article quickly and then move on to the next thing.
But not this time. I noticed a single line in the article that caught my eye,…