I think you are asking the wrong question. Consider asking, “what can I do today to bring others closer to God and His church.” If enough people start asking this question, there won’t be any reason to ask your question.Will Catholics, specifically practicing, orthodox and devout Catholics (pardon if that sounds offensive) become more rare in the Western World and other First World countries and nations within the coming decades? Perhaps not extinct but more difficult to find?
Historical statistics show that it depends upon the area, which may show a pattern for the future:Will Catholics, specifically practicing, orthodox and devout Catholics (pardon if that sounds offensive) become more rare in the Western World and other First World countries and nations within the coming decades? Perhaps not extinct but more difficult to find?
| Area | 1910 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Asia-Pacific | 1% | 3% |
| Europe | 44% | 35% |
| Latin America-Carribean | 90% | 72% |
| Middle East - North Africa | 3% | 2% |
| North America | 16% | 26% |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 1% | 21 % |
The Church will never bow to the whims of society, and society doesn’t like that. People who live worldly lives will never like what the Church has to say. This is nothing new.It’s definitely becoming rarer, and for good reason… The attitudes many Catholics posess is a huge turn off
Despite the overabundance of media attention, the frequency of abuse in the Church is far lower than in the public school system, as well as lower than most Protestant groups. The media just latches on stories about the failings of Church leaders because it draws in views. (See my previous point for why.) That’s not an attempt to excuse what happened, only to put it in perspective. By the numbers, in 2015 there were fewer cases of priestly abuse reported worldwide than in California school districts alone…, plus the sex scandals,
This is a prime example of extreme media bias. Those graves were the result of, I believe it was tuberculosis. The place where that grave site was found was an orphanage housing many, many orphans. When the disease spread, many of them sadly died, and were buried. There is absolutely nothing significant about it apart from the number of dead bodies, which was in keeping with the toll these diseases had on society prior to the discovery of antibiotics.and mass infant - child burials that have been uncovered aren’t helping either.
In the West, almost certainly.Will Catholics, specifically practicing, orthodox and devout Catholics (pardon if that sounds offensive) become more rare in the Western World and other First World countries and nations within the coming decades? Perhaps not extinct but more difficult to find?
I would dance in the streets if Cardinal Sarah became Pope. But I think he might be too old by the next election.I’m getting ready for an African Pope. That would be cool. From what I’ve read most of them are solid.
Australia is in Asia-Pacific region. In 2010 there were 67.3% Christian and of those 27.8% Catholic in Australia. I read that there are seven churches in Antarctica and only about 1000 people live there, most are visiting.we are winning on a couple of fronts… at least
australia? antarctica? i’d’ve wondered how the catholic church is doing there?
in my part of North America; the demographic is 40% or greater catholic…
My money is on Reinhard Marx. He’s quite popular among those cardinals who were appointed by Pope Francis, who will soon make up the majority of the ones who are young enough to vote. I highly doubt that many of them have the stomach for someone like Sarah or any of the other conservative cardinals from Africa.The Europeans will surely push for another European Pope.