Catherine Kalaitis

So I'm Catherine Kalaitis, and I'm a research associate at the Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies, Cambridge.

So I'm Catherine Kalaitis, and I'm a research associate at the Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies, Cambridge.

So I'm Catherine Kalaitis, and I'm a research associate at the Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies, Cambridge.

Yeah, I came for Coachella. I'm in Rome.

Yeah, I came for Coachella. I'm in Rome.

Yeah, I came for Coachella. I'm in Rome.

Exactly. Exactly.

Exactly. Exactly.

Exactly. Exactly.

I think the people who show up are going to be happy about it no matter what. The papacy inspires that kind of reverence for who you get.

I think the people who show up are going to be happy about it no matter what. The papacy inspires that kind of reverence for who you get.

I think the people who show up are going to be happy about it no matter what. The papacy inspires that kind of reverence for who you get.

There's roughly 53 million Catholics in America. Which is, you know, about 20 percent of the country.

There's roughly 53 million Catholics in America. Which is, you know, about 20 percent of the country.

There's roughly 53 million Catholics in America. Which is, you know, about 20 percent of the country.

Do you know? It's trending downwards. The size of the Catholic Church is shrinking both in real numbers and as a percentage of the population. We might have hit the sort of zenith of Catholic representation in America.

Do you know? It's trending downwards. The size of the Catholic Church is shrinking both in real numbers and as a percentage of the population. We might have hit the sort of zenith of Catholic representation in America.

Do you know? It's trending downwards. The size of the Catholic Church is shrinking both in real numbers and as a percentage of the population. We might have hit the sort of zenith of Catholic representation in America.

I guess so. Yeah, that's right. We won. But, you know, I think it's really interesting that you have a country that was, you know, oftentimes hostile towards Catholics, right?

I guess so. Yeah, that's right. We won. But, you know, I think it's really interesting that you have a country that was, you know, oftentimes hostile towards Catholics, right?