Learn something.
Let's see then:
The latest estimate from the Vatican is 1.16 billion.
WikiAnswers suggests 1.3 billion (significantly MORE than the 1 billion you claim).
Wikipedia reports the same number as the Catholic Church.
The BBC lists about 1.1 billion, but that was several years before the latest Vatican numbers.
In other words, ALL of these numbers are fairly consistent (though WikiAnswers is higher) and NONE of them suggest that the Catholic Church is overstating the number of members.
So I will ask yet again, can you name a reputable group with verifiable methods that suggests there is a significantly lower number of Catholics?
Would that be termed a "lie" since I have never claimed "omniscience" and you cannot prove your slander true?
It is generally understood that omniscience is required to know for a certainty the truth of what is in another person's heart.
Well said.
As I said, google pulls up a variety of numbers.
This WikiAnswers gives two estimates -- "986 million" and "over one billion."
One important reason why the numbers are all over the map is because Rome inflates the numbers of its members by including all those millions of men and women who have fled Rome for a faith founded on Scripture. While they are no longer Roman Catholics, Rome still counts them in their inaccurate tallies.
It is generally understood that omniscience is required to know for a certainty the truth of what is in another person's heart.
So not only have you broken the rules by falsely saying I believe myself to be "omniscient," but you now imply I think I know your heart.
However, the hearts of Roman Catholics are murky, at best. Their posts are so filled with Mary and their own good works that there seems to be little room left over for Christ. Therefore I wouldn't presume to know their hearts. We can only hope they do not mirror their posts.