To God be the glory. References: Churches burnt down in France "dozens," including fire set to Notre Dame Cathedral and now Rouen Cathedral.
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Canada
"At least 33 Canadian churches have burned to the ground since May 2021. So far, 24 are confirmed arsons"
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Historically Catholic countries (Ireland, Italy, Spain, Portugal)
"Over the period 2011 to 2016, 19% of Irish people said they never went to church, but by last year this had jumped to an incredible 50%. That’s higher than in Italy or Portugal (30% and 18% respectively), but lower than in Spain where the equivalent figure is 61%.."
Brazil
"Brazil has the largest Catholic population in the world, but the share of self-identified Catholics in Brazil dropped from approximately three-quarters (74%) in 2000 to about two-thirds (65%) in 2010. Mexico, the country with the second-largest Catholic population in the world, went from about 89% Catholic in 2000 to 85% Catholic in 2010."
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Hungary
"Two decades ago, over half of Hungarians identified as Catholic; today only 28 percent do."
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And yet, Pentecostalism is the fastest growing religious faith group.
"Tens of millions of Latin Americans have left the Roman Catholic Church in recent decades and embraced Pentecostal Christianity,"
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Why is this? Are they sheep stealers? No. They are following the Book of Acts - the early Church believed in the power of the Holy Spirit, His gifts, evangelizing out in the world with power, a dynamic living faith walk with Jesus
Whoever jumps on board with the Holy Spirit will grow, whoever doesn't will die out
Unforgivable sin...
