Sad to say that the elderly Anglicans dying out are(or were generous) givers and when they are replaced there is not the same amount of giving.I blame this on lazy clergy who will not attempt to bring in those in need of spiritual comfort and am of the conclusion that the CoE exixts to provide a good living for clergy and the Diocese workers.Too many minorities have siezed on the weakness of the Anglican Church and to the outsider(those CoE who do not attend) it appears to be obsessed with gay issues.Leadership is weak and within 10 years I suspect state & Church will seperate...as it is incapable of meeting the needs of the nations soul

john, Durham, uk

You can do anything with figures. Sure there are more catholics attending church than Anglicans, but what is more interesting is that both churches have lost people since 2000, and the future seems even more bleak.

At the current rate of births in this country, and taking into consideration this government's desire to turn the country into a polyglot dumping ground, I would suggest that the catholics make the most of their temporary numerical superiority. By 2050 this country will be Islamic, not Christian at all.

David, Wolverhampton,

Many in the Church establishment,be they Anglican or Roman Catholic etc appear very narrow in their focus.Churches seem to spend too much time talking about gays and stamps,which leaves less time to rail against poverty,rank materialism,inequality and poverty.I would guess that Jesus would be more concerned with the latter topics.Certainly the Church of England inspire relatively few people in secular Britain.Left to ourselves,most of their potential attendees choose not to go to church.As for Roman Catholicism,it would seem that the numbers of active participants is boosted by the influx of Polish workers to the country.Also the Roman Catholic church seems to have a greater pull for part time/secular Catholics,than it's Protestant equivalent.
Perhaps the future for all religions is in being relevant to what is happening in people's daily lives,and at the same time, boldly challenging the worst excesses of the market economy,and what this has done to our beautiful planet.

Rob (C of E by inheritance,atheist by choice ) , Plymouth, UK