dudley
Puritan Board Post-Graduate
Is Roman Catholicism dying ?
1. In 1965 there were 58,632 Priests.
Now, 41,212 (30% Decrease)
Since most are 65 years or older, the % drop could reach 85% in 7 to 10 years leaving less than 12,000 priests. And most of these are in aging categories.
2. In 1965 there were 48,992 Seminarians.
Now, 4,719 (90% Decrease)
3. In 1965 there were 12,271 Religious Brothers.
Now, 5,505 (55% Decrease)
4. In 1965 there were 179,954 Religious Sisters.
Now, 71,468 (61% Decrease)
5. In 1965 there were 1,566 Diocesan High Schools.
Now, 786 (50% Decrease)
6. In 1965 there were 10,503 Catholic Grade Schools.
Now, 6,623 (37% Decrease)
7. In 1965 there were 104,314 Teaching Sisters.
Now, 8,233 (92% Decrease)
8. In 1965 there were 12,346 Teaching Priests.
Now, 1,897 (85% Decrease)
9. In 1965 there were 65% of Catholics Attending Weekly Mass. Now, 25% (62% Decrease)
Source: http://catholicmoraltruth.com/churchstat…
Catholicism has suffered the greatest net loss in the process of religious change. Many people who leave the Catholic Church do so for religious reasons; two-thirds of former Catholics who have become unaffiliated say they left the Catholic faith because they stopped believing in its teachings, as do half of former Catholics who are now Protestant. Fewer than three-in-ten former Catholics, however, say the clergy sexual abuse scandal factored into their decision to leave Catholicism. 30 Million roman Catholics have left the catholic church in the US in recent years and one half 15 million are now Protestants . The recent studies by a Jesuit priest and reported in the National catholic reporter In April 2011 sates “The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life has put hard numbers on the anecdotal evidence: One out of every 10 Americans is an ex-Catholic. If they were a separate denomination, they would be the third-largest denomination in the United States, after Catholics and Baptists. One of three people who were raised Catholic no longer identifies as Catholic.’
What do you think/ is the Roman catholic church dying?
1. In 1965 there were 58,632 Priests.
Now, 41,212 (30% Decrease)
Since most are 65 years or older, the % drop could reach 85% in 7 to 10 years leaving less than 12,000 priests. And most of these are in aging categories.
2. In 1965 there were 48,992 Seminarians.
Now, 4,719 (90% Decrease)
3. In 1965 there were 12,271 Religious Brothers.
Now, 5,505 (55% Decrease)
4. In 1965 there were 179,954 Religious Sisters.
Now, 71,468 (61% Decrease)
5. In 1965 there were 1,566 Diocesan High Schools.
Now, 786 (50% Decrease)
6. In 1965 there were 10,503 Catholic Grade Schools.
Now, 6,623 (37% Decrease)
7. In 1965 there were 104,314 Teaching Sisters.
Now, 8,233 (92% Decrease)
8. In 1965 there were 12,346 Teaching Priests.
Now, 1,897 (85% Decrease)
9. In 1965 there were 65% of Catholics Attending Weekly Mass. Now, 25% (62% Decrease)
Source: http://catholicmoraltruth.com/churchstat…
Catholicism has suffered the greatest net loss in the process of religious change. Many people who leave the Catholic Church do so for religious reasons; two-thirds of former Catholics who have become unaffiliated say they left the Catholic faith because they stopped believing in its teachings, as do half of former Catholics who are now Protestant. Fewer than three-in-ten former Catholics, however, say the clergy sexual abuse scandal factored into their decision to leave Catholicism. 30 Million roman Catholics have left the catholic church in the US in recent years and one half 15 million are now Protestants . The recent studies by a Jesuit priest and reported in the National catholic reporter In April 2011 sates “The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life has put hard numbers on the anecdotal evidence: One out of every 10 Americans is an ex-Catholic. If they were a separate denomination, they would be the third-largest denomination in the United States, after Catholics and Baptists. One of three people who were raised Catholic no longer identifies as Catholic.’
What do you think/ is the Roman catholic church dying?