[FourtySeven]

While I enjoy articles that show the prevailance of Catholicism in the world, and/or those that show how fast it's growing in some parts, I tend to avoid taking any great stock in such statistical arguments, as they really show nothing. IMO, while nice, those who use numbers or growth rates to show the "success" of their church are really missing the point, if not engaging in a fallacy.

Fastest Growing Fallacy

[Salvation]

That’s a great link that proves a great point!

[jacknhoo]

I agree and thanks for the link to the article.

Have you read this one:
The Incredible Shrinking Catholic Church
http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=22821

With things like this going on we don’t have to look far to understand why, at least in the U.S.:

Catholic De Paul University to Host Gay Conference
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/may/07052806.html

Thank God, for Pope Benedict XVI.