(March 30, 2016 at 2:13 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote:(March 30, 2016 at 1:29 pm)athrock Wrote: It was a theological speculation and not a doctrine.
As for losing adherents, the Catholic Church is actually growing.
Quote:As a proportion of the global population, the Catholic community has remained fairly static at about 17.5 per cent for the past 50 years.
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/th.../55152.htm
Thank you, Jormugandr.
Our own experience is this:
Priests needed: As Church growth explodes worldwide, parishes can't keep up
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/priests-needed-as-church-growth-explodes-worldwide-parishes-cant-keep-up-92360/