So, it's up to 50,000 now? Where did you pull that stat from, as if anyone has to ask?
Can you guys make up your minds?
How about a source for it?
(Just like data showing the ASSUMPTION of Mary...)
The more such post the more their credibility sinks, which by now is about zero.
Note the fallacious nature of comparing Catholics with Protestants. In so doing,
1. Catholics are defined as only being "traditional Catholics." The majority of those whom Rome counts and treats as members in life and in death are excommunicated by the unofficial extraordinary Internet magisterium which interpretively determines what their church really is and means - despite what she does and effects, which Scripturally is what constitutes what they really currently believe. (Ja. 2:18; Mt. 7:20)
2. "Traditional Catholics" is left ambiguous so as to ignore the sectarian differences between them.
3. "Catholic" also is used ambiguously so as to ignore the schismatic differences between them.
4. Protestantism is so broadly used that one could drive a Mormom/Watchtower/Unitarian/Scientology truck thru it, with its defining criteria being that they are not in full communion with Rome, as it includes those who are far removed from both defining Prot, distinctives as well as core truths they held in common with Catholicism.
5. Rather than a valid comparison being btwn the foundational basis for assurance of Truth of each, what is ignored or dismissed is that those who hold most strongly to Scripture as the supreme standard as literally being the wholly inspired word of God are far more unified in basic beliefs than Catholics, for whom the church is the basis for assurance of Truth.
Ten minutes later, he dropped the number to 30,000!