[cloudmountain]

Isn't is AMAZING that the Catholic Church is STILL the largest and oldest institution on earth in human history?
How can they do it with all those terrible things they did and do? A-mazing.

According to several on-line sites, from 2011, there are approximately 6.7 billion people on earth and a full one-third, about 2.2 billion of them are Catholics.

The VATICAN, what does IT know, says that there are approximately 1.18 billion Catholics in the world.

How can SO many folks be so wrong? The largest bump is coming out of Africa.

[xone]

Isn't is AMAZING that the Catholic Church is STILL the largest and oldest institution on earth in human history? How can they do it with all those terrible things they did and do? A-mazing.

Yep, the stupidity of man can't be overestimated nor his ability to be deluded.

The VATICAN, what does IT know, says that there are approximately 1.18 billion Catholics in the world.

Well, the head honcho doesn't know much about economics for sure, but numbers don't mean you are correct. Otherwise, Democrats would be right.

How can SO many folks be so wrong?

Worldly concerns, deception by Satan, self-delusion, hardening of hearts etc.

[PhilipFreneau]

>>>According to several on-line sites, from 2011, there are approximately 6.7 billion people on earth and a full one-third, about 2.2 billion of them are Catholics.<<

The believing remnant of the Jews and Israel was small, as well. The Revelation puts the total number in the first resurrection at 144,000, which includes the prophets and holy men of old. Therefore, the remnant was even less. Compare that to the 1.1 million Jews killed in Jerusalem, alone, and it is borderline insignificant.

Philip