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Young U.S. Catholics overwhelmingly accepting of homosexuality

BY MICHAEL LIPKA80 COMMENTS

The Catholic Church maintains that the number of American Catholics grew from 45 million in 1970 to 64.6 million in 2004.  But it was the increase in the Hispanic population, a majority of whom are illegal immigrants, from 9 million to 49.7 million, an increase of 40.7 million, who were solely responsible for that growth.  Of more significance is that the number of Whites claiming to be Catholics, according to the Catholic Church's own count, dropped 12.1 million (from 36 million to 23.9 million, a ONE THIRD DECREASE).  Based on the number of Whites who have fled this church in the wake of the Pedophile Priest Problem who are STILL counted as Catholics by the church, it would be OPTIMISTIC to assume that even half of them, or 12 million still CLAIM to be Catholics--which puts the REAL number of Catholics in this putative Christian nation at 11 million rather than 64.6 million, which means the church over-estimates its population figures by at least 53.6 million, or almost six fold, and that Catholics actually represent only 3.6% of our population rather than 22%.

In the wake of the sexual abuse of children by the very priests who are supposed to protect and educate them, not much about Catholic population figures from this church can be trusted.  This author personally knows two ex-Catholics who are still counted as Catholics by the church, but who now refuse to even enter the congregation--and describe in lurid detail what they would do to the priests who were guilty of this treachery, which will not be repeated here.

With such a radical decrease in the number of Whites, it's not at all surprising that 250 Catholic schools would close each year since then:

"Since Catholic education in America peaked in 1965, half of the nation�s Catholic schools have shut their doors, with an average of 250 closing per year. Many of these schools have been in inner cities, making the closings a particularly tragic development for disadvantaged students, who�ve benefited tremendously from the orderly environment and first-rate instruction that these institutions provide and who now have no educational alternative but failing public schools.

"The usual suspects for the school closings are the loss of religious teaching orders, demographic shifts, rising costs, and falling enrollments. The current economic crisis will push closings to epidemic proportions in the next few years, according to National Catholic Education Association president Karen Ristau. First to go, in even larger numbers, will be inner-city schools serving vulnerable populations, since they depend heavily on philanthropic and diocesan support. The Catholic school system might end up becoming an elite consortium for affluent Catholics."

Many of these "Hispanics" are pure Indians without a trace of Spanish blood who will enter a Catholic Church only if their millennia of goddess worshiping can be addressed. The Catholic Church accommodated them by placing "Mother Mary" front and center, and moving Jesus way off to the side, if not completely out of their view.  To count them as "His holy people" is the supreme blasphemy before Him, and our LORD and savior Jesus.

Furthermore, other sources claim that the NUMBER of students in Catholic schools dropped from 4 million to less than 800,000 at the same time that the PERCENT of the American population who are Catholics plunged from 27% to 25% BEFORE the pedophile priest scandal erupted.

"The American Religious Identification Survey, a national study being released today by Trinity College in Hartford, finds that the Catholic population of New England fell by more than 1 million in the past two decades, even while the overall population of the region was growing. The study, based on 54,000 telephone interviews conducted last year, found that the six-state region is now 36 percent Catholic, down from 50 percent in 1990.

"In Massachusetts, the decline is particularly striking - in 1990, Catholics made up a majority of the state, with 54 percent of the residents, but in 2008, the Catholic population was 39 percent."

Note that this was BEFORE it really sank in what would be the consequences of the Pope REFUSING to apologize for the heinous actions of his sodomite priests, and instead PROMOTING a continuation of this abominable activity in a not so subtle manner:

� it could prove extremely useful that the general congregation reaffirm � especially � the pastoral care of homosexual persons"

by Nadwa Mossaad and Mark Mather

(April 2008) Results from a new U.S. report by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life indicate that more than one-fourth of U.S. adults have left their childhood faith to join another religion or are no longer affiliated with any religion.

The drop in religious affiliation has affected some groups more than others. While some world religions such as Islam and Hinduism have experienced a boom in the United States in recent years, Catholicism has been hit the hardest by a significant drop in membership over the life course.

Yet with 62 million adherents, Catholics remain the single largest religious group in the United States. Long-term trends from the General Social Survey, from 1972 through 2006, point to a decline in Protestant religions but show remarkable stability in the proportion of Catholics in the population.

What explains the resilience of the Catholic Church in the face of declining membership over a lifetime? New immigrants arriving in the United States�many Catholics from Latin America�have helped offset the decline in religious affiliation among the U.S.-born population. Figure 1 shows the parallel growth in the U.S. Catholic and Latino population between 1970 and 2000.

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Figure 1
U.S. Hispanic/Latino and Catholic Populations, 1970 to 2000

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and Glenmary Research Center.

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Although birth data are not available by religion, it is likely that the relatively high fertility rates among Latino women have also contributed to the recent growth of the U.S. Catholic population�especially for younger age groups. According to the Pew report, 45 percent of Catholics ages 18 to 29 are Hispanic/Latino, compared with 12 percent of Catholics ages 70 and older.

The Glenmary Research Center, which collects decennial data on religious congregations and "adherents" for the 50 states and the District of Columbia, reports that Catholics are one of the fastest-growing denominations in the country.¹ Between 1990 and 2000, the number of Catholic adherents increased by more than 16 percent, while membership in many Protestant Churches declined. The Pentecostal and Mormon Churches are notable exceptions (see Figure 2).

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Figure 2
Percent Change in Religious Adherents Among Major Denominations, 1990 to 2000

                               % Decline                            % Increase

Source: Glenmary Research Center.

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Catholicism Increasing Fastest in the South and West

Immigration trends have led to a shift in the geographic distribution of Catholics. While many Catholic congregations in the northeastern United States are struggling with population loss and declining membership, southern and western states�where domestic and international migrants are most highly concentrated�have seen large increases over the past decade. The map below highlights the states with the fastest growth or decline in Catholic adherents during the 1990s.

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Figure 3
Percent Change in the Catholic Population in U.S. States, 1990 to 2000

Source: Glenmary Research Center.

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The Catholic migration to states in the South and West affects not just the geographic distribution of people but also the location of churches. During the 1990s, 413 Catholic congregations in the Northeastern United States² closed shop and opened new churches, including 132 in the Southwest³ and 54 in the Southeast, where it's easier to recruit new members. In 2006, the Catholic Church appointed the first Roman Catholic cardinal in the state of Texas, recognizing the growth of the Catholic faithful from Mexico and Central America.

For newcomers to the United States, religion can be a powerful force that connects them to family and neighbors, gives them a sense of community with people who speak the same language, and offers them cohesiveness and a strong social network they can fall back on in times of trouble.

America's Religious Melting Pot

While most foreign-born residents (74 percent) are Christian, there has been an increase in people who belong to non-Western religions such as Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism during the past decade. According to the Pew report, nearly half of the U.S. foreign-born are Catholic (mostly immigrants from Latin America), one-fourth are Protestant, and 16 percent have no religious affiliation. About 3 percent of the foreign-born are Hindu, while Buddhists and Muslims account for less than 2 percent each of the foreign-born population. These numbers may seem small but they are more than double the proportions of Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims in the U.S.-born population.

Questions about religious affiliation seem to bubble to the surface during presidential election years. During the 2000 and 2004 elections, evangelical voters played a pivotal role in swinging the vote toward Republicans. This year, much attention has focused on Catholics (including Latinos and non-Hispanic whites), and Protestants in key battleground states, where candidates in both major parties have been pressed to express their religious convictions. As the racial and ethnic landscape continues to change, candidates will increasingly need to reach out to people representing a diversity of religious traditions.

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Nadwa Mossaad is a research associate at the Population Reference Bureau. Mark Mather is associate vice president of domestic programs at the Population Reference Bureau.

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References 

1. Adherents include all members, including their children and the estimated number of other participants who are not considered members; for example, the baptized, those not confirmed, those not eligible for communion, and those regularly attending services.
2. Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey.
3. New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, and California.
   

Highest percentage of Catholics per state population.

From the L. A. Times

1. 40% of all workers in L. A. County ( L. A. County has 10.2 million
people)are working for cash and not paying taxes. This is because they are
predominantly illegal immigrants working without a green card.
2. 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.

3. 75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles are illegal aliens.

4. Over 2/3 of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien
Mexicans on Medi-Cal, whose births were paid for by taxpayers.

5. Nearly 35% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican
nationals here illegally.

6. Over 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages.

7. The FBI reports half of all gang members in Los Angeles are most likely
illegal aliens from south of the border.

8. Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal.

9. 21 radio stations in L. A. Are Spanish speaking.

10. In L. A. County 5.1 million people speak English, 3.9 million speak
Spanish.
(There are 10.2 million people in L. A. County )

(All 10 of the above are from the Los Angeles Times)

Less than 2% of illegal aliens are picking our crops, but 29% are on
welfare. Over 70% of the United States ' annual population growth (and over
90% of California, Florida, and New York) results from immigration. 29% of
inmates in federal prisons are illegal aliens.

And this is only one State...

And you wonder why Nancy Pelosi wants them to become voters!

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