The level of trust in the church (including all churches) varied remarkably among Latin American countries. Paraguay and Honduras were the countries with the highest level of trust in the church, at 77 and 74 percent respectively. In Chile, where the sex abuse scandals uncovered in 2018 severely damaged the institution's reputation, trust level was merely at 31 percent, the second lowest in the region.
Level of trust in the Church in Latin America in 2020, by country
**Due to coronavirus restrictions, the survey was conducted online in Argentina from April 26 to May 16, 2021.
The source adds: "includes all churches, each one's church".
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (October 9, 2021). Level of trust in the Church in Latin America in 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1250194/latin-america-church-trust-rate-country/
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