It is very sad indeed. It was in Mexico that the largest conversion to Christianity was accomplished by God through Our Lady of Guadalupe. But then you have to know history and the revolutions, several of them against the Church and even now the restraints on the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church can still not own land in Mexico and there are many anti-Catholic laws on the books. It does show how intimidated governments are against Christians and especially the Catholic Church. Which, according to Christ is a good sign.
I would also have to ask how many of them were cultural Catholics and how many were participating Catholics. My DIL was one of the former. She was baptized Catholic and received 1st Communion but only went to Midnight Mass at Christmas. She knew little of the faith and thought she had to be whatever her husband was. She was also young and clueless as so many are.
I pray for them, I pray for their souls and I rely on the Divine Mercy of God to convert them. As for me, I just try to live my life as an example.
I have to know all that simply to point out that the Hispanic Catholics who leave the catholic church for a more bible oriented church think the bible wasn’t used enough in their Catholic services?
I don’t think so.