Seamus Coughlan Claims Statistics Show Practicing Catholics Have 50% Lower Divorce Rate

What was said

"According to Harvard, which is not a Catholic organization or institution, there's a 50% reduction in the probability of getting divorced if you're a practicing Catholic who goes to Mass every week with your spouse."

Animator and podcaster Seamus Coughlan cited Harvard research claiming weekly Mass attendance with one's spouse reduces divorce probability by 50%. He argued this statistical advantage, combined with abstaining from premarital cohabitation and using natural family planning, can reduce divorce risk to as low as 5%. The claim directly challenges red pill advice discouraging marriage due to divorce statistics.