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Religion in Mexico
Catholic Christianity is the dominant religion in Mexico, representing about 82.7% of the total population as of 2010. In recent decades the number of Catholics has been declining, due to the growth of other Christian denominations – especially various Protestant churches and Mormonism – which now constitute 8% of the population, and non-Christian religions (1.9%). Conversion to non-Catholic denominations has been considerably slower than in Central America, and central Mexico remains one of the most Catholic areas in the world.
An estimated 2 to 5 million Mexicans (~2% to ~4.5%) adhere to the veneration of Santa Muerte, and most of them see themselves as members of the Catholic Church, even though the Vatican condemns this practice.〔(NBC 12 Investigates: The occult of Santa Muerte )〕 Movements of return and revival of the indigenous Mesoamerican religions (''Mexicayotl'', ''Toltecayotl'') have also appeared in recent decades.〔Yolotl González Torres. ''The Revival of Mexican Religions: The Impact of Nativism''. ''Numen''. Vol. 43, No. 1 (Jan. 1996), pp. 1–31〕〔Zotero Citlalcoatl. (AMOXTLI YAOXOCHIMEH ).〕 Buddhism and Islam have both made limited inroads, through immigration and conversion.
== Religion and the state ==
The Mexican Constitution of 1917 imposed limitations on the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico and sometimes codified state intrusion into religious matters. The government does not provide financial contributions to the religious institutions, nor does the Roman Catholic Church participate in public education. Christmas is a national holiday and every year during Easter and Christmas all schools in Mexico, public and private, send their students on vacation.
In a major reversal of the Mexican state's restrictions on religion, the constitution was amended in 1992 lifting almost all restrictions on the religions, including granting all religious groups legal status, conceding them limited property, and lifting restrictions on the number of priests in the country. Until recently, priests did not have the right to vote, and even now they cannot be elected to public office.
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