Which religion is grabbing the most Catholics?

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This is a question about your perception, not about statistics. Someone undertaking a detailed sociological survey might be able to come up with hard numbers.

I’m looking for your gut feeling, which may be based in part on what has happened to people you know or know about.

In your estimation, which religion has been most successful in inducing one-time Catholics to join it?

i voted evangelical…

for one thing, i wouldn’t think most Catholics would leave the RCC for overly-liberal “churches” like episcopal, etc…

and they seem to “know too much” even if un-catechized or under-catechized… to go for the JW or Mormon… although it happens…

anyway, personally, i have always wondered if the evangelicals have something we Catholics don’t (but should)… In a nut shell, i think they are more… Christian in some ways… more friendly… (until they find out you are Catholic,that is… )

 

[Epeenchin]

i voted evangelical…

for one thing, i wouldn’t think most Catholics would leave the RCC for overly-liberal “churches” like episcopal, etc…

and they seem to “know too much” even if un-catechized or under-catechized… to go for the JW or Mormon… although it happens…

anyway, personally, i have always wondered if the evangelicals have something we Catholics don’t (but should)… In a nut shell, i think they are more… Christian in some ways… more friendly… (until they find out you are Catholic,that is… )

Yes, we should have something like the evangelicals …

 

[Epeenchin]

I have to say that I wish the Catholic Church had “Sunday School” every Sunday like the Protestants do. I think it would solve alot of problems.
nianka

Yes we should have Sunday school for our children. it is a must. We should also visit all the Catholics and non-Catholics and share the bible like the JW…

 

[GraceDK]

i voted evangelical…

anyway, personally, i have always wondered if the evangelicals have something we Catholics don’t (but should)… In a nut shell, i think they are more… Christian in some ways… more friendly… (until they find out you are Catholic,that is… )

A Catholic once asked the Pentecostal minister David du Plessis, “Are you saying Pentecostals have the Holy Spirit, and Catholics dont??”
He answered: “No. But while Catholics have Him on ice, we have the Holy Spirit on fire”.

I tend to agree with this. I have however met many Catholics; and even whole parishes and communities or even towns that were under the fire of the Holy Spirit. Yet there are many parishes that do not have the power from On High in the heart of the people, enough to attract the lost and broken outside.

We need the New Pentecost. God has been looking to our Evangelical brothers in order to convey to all of His Church the need for the Holy Spirit to run the show in our congregation-life. That’s the essential, and we should scrutinize ourselves and ask why God did not act directly into the Catholic Church, as He sent some major revival 100 years ago.

The Catholic Church has the fullness of Truth, but that does not always means it acts like its conscious of this huge treasure.

Shalom:thumbsup:

 

[distracted]

Yes, we should have something like the evangelicals …

what i can’t figure out is why liberal so called CAtholics don’t leave the Church… it almost seems like the most conservative Catholics are the ones leaving…

???

 

[distracted]

A Catholic once asked the Pentecostal minister David du Plessis, “Are you saying Pentecostals have the Holy Spirit, and Catholics dont??”
He answered: “No. But while Catholics have Him on ice, we have the Holy Spirit on fire”.

I tend to agree with this. I have however met many Catholics; and even whole parishes and communities or even towns that were under the fire of the Holy Spirit. Yet there are many parishes that do not have the power from On High in the heart of the people, enough to attract the lost and broken outside.

We need the New Pentecost. God has been looking to our Evangelical brothers in order to convey to all of His Church the need for the Holy Spirit to run the show in our congregation-life. That’s the essential, and we should scrutinize ourselves and ask why God did not act directly into the Catholic Church, as He sent some major revival 100 years ago.

The Catholic Church has the fullness of Truth, but that does not always means it acts like its conscious of this huge treasure.

Shalom:thumbsup:

i agree… i think the problem is that not all Catholics are filled with the HS… They may HAVE the HS in their lives and that’s good… but they are not… infused with the HS… so to speak…

I’m beginning to think this “infusion” of the HS is rare in the Catholic Church…

either that or most peoples’ acceptance of and enthusiasm for the HS… is stifled… or repressed or something…

 

[jmcrae]

This is a question about your perception, not about statistics. Someone undertaking a detailed sociological survey might be able to come up with hard numbers.

I’m looking for your gut feeling, which may be based in part on what has happened to people you know or know about.

In your estimation, which religion has been most successful in inducing one-time Catholics to join it?

Around here, the kids are becoming atheists, and their elders are experimenting with non-denominational evangelicalism.

Reasons given: “I can’t understand the priest” (we have a lot of missionary priests from India and the Philippines - when you were a little child putting your pennies into the milk box, did you ever realize you were financing your own priest’s education? Awesome thought, isn’t it? But anyway, people are rushing away in droves to the “English only” churches because they get tired of trying to understand priests who have thick accents. 'It’s the same ceremony, again and again and again. Why can’t they jazz it up, or do something different once in a while?" They don’t know what’s going on at Mass, obviously.

There is also the religion of hockey/baseball/soccer/basketball - kids (and therefore, their parents) can’t come to Mass because they “have to” do their sports. Sometimes I think we should charge $400.00 a season and make people wear special expensive uniforms to Mass - maybe they would feel more of a commitment to come. (Because that’s what they make them do for sports, and they would never dare miss a game or practice.)

 

[distracted]

Around here, the kids are becoming atheists, and their elders are experimenting with non-denominational evangelicalism.

Reasons given: “I can’t understand the priest” (we have a lot of missionary priests from India and the Philippines - when you were a little child putting your pennies into the milk box, did you ever realize you were financing your own priest’s education? Awesome thought, isn’t it? But anyway, people are rushing away in droves to the “English only” churches because they get tired of trying to understand priests who have thick accents. 'It’s the same ceremony, again and again and again. Why can’t they jazz it up, or do something different once in a while?" They don’t know what’s going on at Mass, obviously.

There is also the religion of hockey/baseball/soccer/basketball - kids (and therefore, their parents) can’t come to Mass because they “have to” do their sports. Sometimes I think we should charge $400.00 a season and make people wear special expensive uniforms to Mass - maybe they would feel more of a commitment to come. (Because that’s what they make them do for sports, and they would never dare miss a game or practice.)

i agree, esp with the last paragraph…

but “jazz up” the Mass??

No way… they did that @ Vatican II… and i hate the changes…

What is wrong with doing things the same or more/less the same as when Jesus lived??

 

[catsrus]

The same “religion” that’s grabbing the mainline protestants - the prosperity gospel megachurches.
No doctrine, no restrictions of any kind on behavior, no meat at all - just feel good smilies all the time.
I know too many people who have fallen into this.

 

[Bill_Pick]

This is a question about your perception, not about statistics. Someone undertaking a detailed sociological survey might be able to come up with hard numbers.

I’m looking for your gut feeling, which may be based in part on what has happened to people you know or know about.

In your estimation, which religion has been most successful in inducing one-time Catholics to join it?

In the small Cathloic Church I go to had 356 member at the end of 2007,in the end of 2008 it is over 1,357… This is the biggest jump in its 17 year history. We have a very big CC less then a mile away and I was tole they had a 33% increas also so I don,t think I,m much help with your question

 

[Exalt]

Had the question been phrased slightly different, I wish that either “none,” “atheism,” “nontheism,” “rationalism,” (or some other label representing those who no longer believe in supernatural being(s)) had been included in the list. I believe that it would be the correct answer given recent survey data that shows Christianity down across the board, with the exception of the rise of Catholicism in the south, due to the immigrant population. Secularism, the report says, is on the rise everywhere. I hypothesize that the single philosophy/religion that is “grabbing” the most Catholics is rationalism/secularism, not other religions.

 

[humble_in_doubt]

This is a question about your perception, not about statistics. Someone undertaking a detailed sociological survey might be able to come up with hard numbers.

I’m looking for your gut feeling, which may be based in part on what has happened to people you know or know about.

In your estimation, which religion has been most successful in inducing one-time Catholics to join it?

hopefully common sense (atheism)!!!

 

[humble_in_doubt]

Had the question been phrased slightly different, I wish that either “none,” “atheism,” “nontheism,” “rationalism,” (or some other label representing those who no longer believe in supernatural being(s)) had been included in the list. I believe that it would be the correct answer given recent survey data that shows Christianity down across the board, with the exception of the rise of Catholicism in the south, due to the immigrant population. Secularism, the report says, is on the rise everywhere. I hypothesize that the single philosophy/religion that is “grabbing” the most Catholics is rationalism/secularism, not other religions.

this is just because the countries where Christianity has historically flourished in … people have become intelligent (and religion doesn’t mix with common sense very well)

 

[Camron]

I didn’t vote because, unless I’ve missed it, the biggest concern I have is the lack of faith from fellow Catholics in the pew (and not in the pew).

There does appear to be a “falling away” and not necessarilly toward any particular religion. It’s more like a luke warm faith that doesn’t seem to really hold to the teachings of the Catholic Church.

I suppose if I had to answer it would be a gradual shift toward liberal protestantism tendencies, but still remaining in the Catholic Church in defiance of the teachings of the Magisterium.

That’s my biggest concern anyway.

 

[jmcrae]

In the small Cathloic Church I go to had 356 member at the end of 2007,in the end of 2008 it is over 1,357… This is the biggest jump in its 17 year history. We have a very big CC less then a mile away and I was tole they had a 33% increas also so I don,t think I,m much help with your question

WOW! That’s fantastic! What’s happening, over there?

 

[french]

I think atheism/agnosticism is grabbing most Catholics. Not a particular religion!

After that, I would say… Well… I’m not sure. I see a lot of ex Catholics going to Protestant Churches. But a lot don’t really have a denomination. they are non Denominational. Many house-Churches now, especially in the Latino community. I might be inclined to think they are Evangelical because many people pass fliers out, and actively seek conversions. But, are they these big mega-Churches and all they many associate as Evangelical? Na.

At least that seems to be the case when I was living in the USA. Here in Québec, most ex-Catholics become atheist/agnostic, followed by probably Islam. Not many Evangelicals here!

 

[Bill_Pick]

WOW! That’s fantastic! What’s happening, over there?

well its just a very loving Church and we had a lot of people move in from Boston and new york,we started the Church 17 years ago.with just 17 members in a old movie houseand I was looking for a new Church I was out of the Church for 17 years so I was # 18 I was very good friends with 3 of the 17 and I fell in love with the priest he was so down to earth,my first Sinday he ask me to sing LOL I never did that in my life so I just held the music book,He is gone now but God bless us with another great priest 45 years old and we love him also.

 

[Bill_Pick]

WOW! That’s fantastic! What’s happening, over there?

well its just a very loving Church and we had a lot of people move in from Boston and new york,we started the Church 17 years ago.with just 17 members in a old movie houseand I was looking for a new Church I was out of the Church for 17 years so I was # 18 I was very good friends with 3 of the 17 and I fell in love with the priest he was so down to earth,my first Sunday he ask me to sing LOL I never did that in my life so I just held the music book,He is gone now but God bless us with another great priest 45 years old and we love him also.,God is good

 

[humble_in_doubt]

In the small Cathloic Church I go to had 356 member at the end of 2007,in the end of 2008 it is over 1,357… This is the biggest jump in its 17 year history. We have a very big CC less then a mile away and I was tole they had a 33% increas also so I don,t think I,m much help with your question

are they all Mexicans or Northerners moving down?? Curious …

 

[Bill_Pick]

are they all Mexicans or Northerners moving down?? Curious …

yes ,we do have a service just foe Mexicans its at 1,oclock right after the 11 mass about 86 in that group but it also is getting bigger. ,we do have a lot of northeners don,t know the #