Catholic growth up across the globe

[Marie5890]

(the challenge is to teach the faith and encourage active discipleship. My guess this is do to births, but I do know conversion are up in Africa)

cal-catholic.com/?p=22872

 

[Lenten_ashes]

I think it’s birth rates as you suggested.

No birth control for us.

Same goes for Islam, their population is exploding thanks to higher birth rates.

 

[abucs]

I’d assume it is both birth rate plus conversions in Africa and Asia as the Catholic increase in those two places is nearly double the general population increase.

 

[Larryk113]

I’d assume it is both birth rate plus conversions in Africa and Asia as the Catholic increase in those two places is nearly double the general population increase.

Here in Alabama, I was amazed at how many people were coming home to the Catholic Church. My home town has about 3% Catholics (I’m glad to becoming one in about two weeks). When our RCIA class went to St. Paul’s Cathedral it was completely full, they had to have two Services.

 

[odhiambo]

It is good the Faith is spreading in Africa; Unfortunately and not to judge but merely to state a fact, I see many of us who are “Catholics in name” only!

 

[TonyBS]

This change is inevitable. The world is changing towards its ultimate unity.

God bless all Praying for and working towards Unity of all mankind.

Regards Tony

 

[Padres1969]

(the challenge is to teach the faith and encourage active discipleship. My guess this is do to births, but I do know conversion are up in Africa)

cal-catholic.com/?p=22872

Probably a big correlation in there somewhere. The places where conversions are up, Africa and the parts of Asia so disposed, are also areas with much higher birth rates than the west. So you convert people who are having more kids, you’re going to see an uptick in membership. I’m sure the Catholic position on birth control also doesn’t hurt, but even Catholic birthrates are down in the west so it seems likely that it’s the Catholic conversions in areas where birth control isn’t as prevalent already that would be responsible in large part. The fact that seminarian entries are also up in those areas, while down in the west, would seem to back that.

 

[Thorolfr]

Probably a big correlation in there somewhere. The places where conversions are up, Africa and the parts of Asia so disposed, are also areas with much higher birth rates than the west. So you convert people who are having more kids, you’re going to see an uptick in membership. I’m sure the Catholic position on birth control also doesn’t hurt, but even Catholic birthrates are down in the west so it seems likely that it’s the Catholic conversions in areas where birth control isn’t as prevalent already that would be responsible in large part. The fact that seminarian entries are also up in those areas, while down in the west, would seem to back that.

And of course, the Catholics in these statistics are people baptized Catholic. Many of them, especially in Europe and the US, are probably not active in the Church, have joined some other denomination or consider themselves ex-Catholics.

 

[abucs]

Here in Alabama, I was amazed at how many people were coming home to the Catholic Church. My home town has about 3% Catholics (I’m glad to becoming one in about two weeks). When our RCIA class went to St. Paul’s Cathedral it was completely full, they had to have two Services.

Good to hear Larryk113. Welcome home.

 

[MartinJordan]

Here in Alabama, I was amazed at how many people were coming home to the Catholic Church. My home town has about 3% Catholics (I’m glad to becoming one in about two weeks). When our RCIA class went to St. Paul’s Cathedral it was completely full, they had to have two Services.

I’m really happy to note you went to RCIA. Truth is beautiful.

God bless you.

MJ