Theodore Edgar McCarrick served in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. from 2000 to 2006 Photo: L'osservatore Romano

How many Catholic parliamentarians are there in Germany? This is the religious composition of the German parliament

Newly released data from the Bundestag’s historical reference manual shows that more than 48 percent of sitting MPs have declared an affiliation with either the Catholic or Protestant churches—outpacing the general population, where these two Christian denominations account for just over 45 percent combined.