Brazil Catholic church losing ground to Protestants and Pentecostals

Saturday, July 20th 2013 - 05:31 UTC

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Brazil's Catholic population has declined since 2000 while its Protestant population has grown during the past two decades, a Pew survey fund. Read full article

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Think
Wonder if that tendency won't revert with Francis..........
Jul 20th, 2013 - 06:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
RCC / Protestants / Pentecostals: three flavours of delusion, but delusion never the less.
Jul 20th, 2013 - 03:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Math
Brazilians find the protestants to be more serious, more interested in making their voice to be heard in politics and media and more commited to good values. It is no surprise they are becoming popular, it's like going against the status quo of a country known for drugs, prostitution, crime and corruption. However, I believe this new conservative movement is merely social and not economic. Brazil will remain more socialist country for a long time.
Jul 20th, 2013 - 06:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
Presumably, Brazilian altar and choirboys have heard that their priests' method of “administering the sacrament” doesn't appear in “doctrine”. Although it has been suggested that is an element of “penance”. The first syllable..
Jul 21st, 2013 - 07:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
I think there is somebody still trying to upset Baxter.
Jul 21st, 2013 - 09:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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