Once in a generation? There was 1965, then 1986 and they tried hard to do it in 2006. And they want to do this “once in a generation” just one more time? Are they really that hard up for new members?
This is exactly what is driving this push. More new members, more bodies in the pews, more donations. It is as simple as that.
Just as it has been in the past, this is about opening the doors for more Roman Catholics. He would not be calling for it if the nations south of the border were overwhelmingly Protestant.