Latin America & Catholicism

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The Catholic religion is losing ground in Brazil and Mexico, mainly to evangelical Protestantism and agnostics.

According to the study “Portrait of Religions,” by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FVG), between 1940 and 2000 membership of the Catholic Church shrunk 20 percent. However, 74 percent of Brazilians say they are Catholics.

The investigation found also that the number of female Catholics is steadily decreasing, though they are more observant than men.

Marcelo Neri of the FGV explained that in the last 30 years in Brazil, “with the feminist revolution and new successes in the job market, perhaps the Catholic religion does not offer the freedom that women need given their new role in society.”

Mexico is also experiencing a decline in the number of Catholics. According to the National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics, the Catholic population dropped from 96.2 percent to 87.8 percent between 1970 and 2000, while the number of Protestants or evangelicals quadrupled in the same period from 1.8 percent to 7.3 percent.

latinamericapress.org/article.asp?lanCode=1&artCode=4360
 
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HagiaSophia:
The Catholic religion is losing ground in Brazil and Mexico, mainly to evangelical Protestantism and agnostics.
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This is true. Unfortunately though it is true in all Latin American countries 😦 not just Brazil and Mexico.
I don´t know about agnostics, but evangelical protestantism has gain a lot of ground for sure, especially the “mega-churches”.

I also think that for many years Latin America culture (mostly Catholic) was preserved for many threats, but now with globalization (yes, it´s also cultural) is no longer the case.
Another cause is that lack of education (not just Catholic education, but in general) makes some people believe pretty much everything they hear 😦 Politicians in Latin America know this more than everyone. Unfortunately protestant churches do also, and they are doing much better job in “campaigning” than the Catholic Church.
 
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but evangelical protestantism has gain a lot of ground for sure, especially the “mega-churches”.
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What do you think the mega churches offer that their usual ones don’t?
 
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What do you think the mega churches offer that their usual ones don’t?
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Pretty much the same things only BIGGER 😉
I´m being silly of course, but in many cases it´s true. Let me give one example; music.
Some protestants give a lot of importance to music in their services. If they can “feel” the music they can “feel” closer to God.
Now, if they give such importance to a thing like that in a place that sits a couple of hundred of people, imagine in a place with thousands. All that music, chanting, clapping, energy, surely they are “fill with the Lord” :rolleyes:
This is just one example, of why they would prefer the mega churches as opposed to their usual ones. Hopefully the Catholic Church will start regaining some of its ground in Latin America. It is a region of huge importance for the CC as I´m sure you are aware, please pray for this intention.
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It´s sad seeing all of this, for example petencostals, the great growth of them in South America, is more necessary more priests, more churches and better cathequesis, like all the places. Greetings
 
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Franze:
It´s sad seeing all of this, for example petencostals, the great growth of them in South America, is more necessary more priests, more churches and better cathequesis, like all the places. Greetings
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We need World Youth Days in Latinoamerica. When is the next free one? The one with no country yet? La JMJ que todavia le falta un pais? If we cannot find a JMJ soon enough, then we have to have some other project.

What do you suggest?
 
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HagiaSophia:
What do you think the mega churches offer that their usual ones don’t?
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I’ve noticed a shift in the RCC from small local Parishes to the Mega Church model. No doubt it is due to the priest shortage, but they are mega churches nonetheless.

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Ani Ibi:
We need World Youth Days in Latinoamerica. When is the next free one? The one with no country yet? La JMJ que todavia le falta un pais? If we cannot find a JMJ soon enough, then we have to have some other project.

What do you suggest?
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In mexico there are 89 million catholics and 10 thousand priests, in US there are 67 million and 34 thousand. Greetings
 
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In mexico there are 89 million catholics and 10 thousand priests, in US there are 67 million and 34 thousand. Greetings
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Send priests from the US to Mexico? 🙂
 
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