Young Catholic women: the economic profile the Church doesn't advertise
Young middle-to-upper-class Catholic women: their economic profile, hypocrisy and the business of faith at the Pope's vigil. Uncomfortable facts.
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Young Catholic women and the upper class: the socioeconomic profile that never shows up in processions
A group of girls sings at the Pope's vigil. Modest clothes, pious smiles. But behind the image of piety lies an uncomfortable fact: most of them belong to the upper-middle class, educated in private schools with well-off families. It is no coincidence that Opus Dei and non-secular private schools are the breeding grounds for these voices.
Devotion or bubble of privilege?
Those who attend these events are not exactly the poor in spirit the Gospel preaches about. According to the accounts gathered, they hold good jobs, own a car, a house and settled lives. They attend to cleanse their consciences after indulging in all the excesses of capitalism: money, sens, opportunities. Christian guilt is managed like property tax: you pay it and forget about it.
Hypocrisy as social fuel
Hypocrisy is nobody's monopoly, but in these circles it reaches textbook levels. They confess, absolve themselves and repeat the cycle. What drives them is not remorse, but belonging to the club of the chosen ones. A club that, by the way, has a price: private faith-based schooling and Opus Dei fees are not cheap.
With all this, one wonders whether faith is really what drives those voices. Or whether, as with so many other things, it is just the veneer of a class that needs to legitimise its position. Meanwhile, the girls keep singing. And the business of salvation keeps invoicing.
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A group of girls sings at the Pope's vigil. Modest clothes, pious smiles. But behind the image of piety lies an uncomfortable fact: most of them belong to the upper-middle class, educated in private schools with well-off families. It is no coincidence that Opus Dei and non-secular private schools are the breeding grounds for these voices.
Devotion or bubble of privilege?
Those who attend these events are not exactly the poor in spirit the Gospel preaches about. According to the accounts gathered, they hold good jobs, own a car, a house and settled lives. They attend to cleanse their consciences after indulging in all the excesses of capitalism: money, sens, opportunities. Christian guilt is managed like property tax: you pay it and forget about it.
Hypocrisy as social fuel
Hypocrisy is nobody's monopoly, but in these circles it reaches textbook levels. They confess, absolve themselves and repeat the cycle. What drives them is not remorse, but belonging to the club of the chosen ones. A club that, by the way, has a price: private faith-based schooling and Opus Dei fees are not cheap.
With all this, one wonders whether faith is really what drives those voices. Or whether, as with so many other things, it is just the veneer of a class that needs to legitimise its position. Meanwhile, the girls keep singing. And the business of salvation keeps invoicing.
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