The Catholic Church in South Korea is the most trusted religious group on the peninsula, according to a recent survey.
Among those surveyed, 21.4 % of respondents revealed that they had more trust in Catholicism in comparison to other religions in the country.
The “2023 Korean Church Social Trust Survey” was conducted by G&Com Research on behalf of the Christian Ethics Practice Movement from Jan. 11 to 15 among 1,000 men and women over 19 years of age.
According to the survey, Protestantism came second with 16.5 % of respondents supporting it, while Buddhism occupied the third spot with 15.7 %.
However, in comparison to 2020 data, the overall reliability of Catholicism, Protestantism, and Buddhism declined.
The survey report was released on Feb. 16, at the 100th Anniversary Memorial Hall of Korean Churches in Seoul.
Catholics obtained the top spot with 29.4 % in terms of the volume or number of social support activities conducted. Protestants came in second with 20.6 % whereas Buddhists were third with 6.8%.
Catholicism also maintained the top spot in terms of the quality of social support services it provides to people.
In a 2020 survey, Protestantism occupied the top spot in this category.
Among the respondents, 26.7 percent felt that Catholic social support services offered good quality. Protestants came in second at 19.8 percent and Buddhists at 9.8 percent.