[raygunfan]

thank you, Jesus.

[Salvation]

Atlanta -- 322,000 in 2002 to one million in 2012

Charleston -- has seen a 50% increase in parishioners over the last decade.

Diocese of Knoxville -- number of parishioners has doubled

 

Charlotte -- Charlotte grew by a third

 

Little Rock -- Charlotte grew by a third

 

+ Bountiful vocations

[Biggirl]

Thanks be to God!

[ansel12]

The pro-abortion/pro-gay marriage democrat party is basing their future on this.

They are praying for Catholic immigration to overcome the pro-life conservative vote.

[what's up]

Makes sense...illegal immigration has swollen the catholic numbers.

[metmom]

The Diocese of Knoxville, established just 25 years ago, is now the 25th fastest growing in the nation — and would rank near the top if those official figures counted as many as 60,000 unregistered Hispanic congregants, according to a diocesan official.

Couldn't see that one coming.....

[married21]

I was just looking at Catholic parishes in TX, north of Dallas (Dear hubby has a slight chance of being transferred). I would say, after looking at half a dozen, that half are more on the traditional side, featuring adoration, Knights of Columbus, traditionally inspired architecture, even if the building is new. The other half look like new parishes in my home state, California.

I would say, from that little study, half the Catholics who move there or are home grown in the current population boom will reinforce the God/family/patriotism/hard work vibe of the area, and the other half may drift a bit left.

I think that’s enough growth in “right” thinking people to keep Texas being Texas.

[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

“and would rank near the top if those official figures counted as many as 60,000 unregistered Hispanic congregants, according to a diocesan official.”

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Maybe all those Catholics are illegals from Mexico. Even their criminals are Catholic. They even have Patron Saints of crime.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Catholicism may be experiencing a boom in the cities, but no church that says the Bible is mythology will ever flourish among the common rural people.

This is a church that, at each mass, prays that G-d will accept the eucharist "as You accepted the sacrifice of your servant Abel"--and doesn't believe this sacrifice ever actually happened!!! What kind of religion is that??? "Please accept our sacrifice like you did the fictional one in that story about You?" Isn't that like a woman "swearing by her beard???"

Catholic prayers are full of references to things the Catholic Church no longer believes in. This makes its ritual nothing more than a pantomime. How anyone could take such a church seriously is beyond me.

If "science" has "disproven" that there was an Abel or the history of the world recited at the Xmas Eve mass is all hooey, then remove them from the liturgy. Don't deny the events and then invoke them. That's insane.

[narses]

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[al_c]

For those of you saying this is due to illegal immigration .... perhaps in some areas but not all. I’ve seen my parish grow from about 1,000 families to 5,000+ in just 10 years. No illegal immigrants ... but we do have some legal ones from Africa and Asia. Mostly though we are middle class white folk.