And it’s not just lesbians and gay men who will be put off by this latest regressive affront.
If Francis had any sense, he’d start retiring those clods by the thousands. They’d kill him, of course, but his having been martyred would put paid to them.
It may be of interest to see how the Catholic membership world-wide has changed over the years:
While there were dramatic shifts in the regional distribution of the Catholic population between 1910 and 2010, some of this change is due to different rates of overall population growth. Europe, for example, was home to 24% of the people in the world in 1910; as of 2010, just 11% of the world’s population lives in Europe. Meanwhile, Latin America and the Caribbean grew from 4% of the global population in 1910 to 9% in 2010.
Another way to look at the change between 1910 and 2010 is to compare the portion of each region’s population that is Catholic. Latin America was the most heavily Catholic region in both years, but the share of the region’s population that is Catholic decreased from about 90% in 1910 to 72% in 2010. Meanwhile, Europe’s population went from 44% Catholic to 35% Catholic. While both Latin America and Europe became less heavily Catholic over this period, Latin America – which had much larger population growth – eclipsed Europe to become the region with the largest Catholic population in sheer numbers.
After the LONG history of priests and other clergy molesting children, the Pope made the first change in canon law in decades to direct how these should be reported and what actions should be taken. FINALLY. However, another change that was made was to state that anyone that ordained a woman would be immediately excommunicated along with her.
Anyone that think Pope Francis is progressive is kidding themselves.
The dramatic increase in population shows that a Catholic decrease of 90% to 72% in Latin America does not mean fewer Catholics. Global population 1910=1.7 billion 2010=6 billion
Over the past century, the number of Catholics around the globe has more than tripled, from an estimated 291 million in 1910 to nearly 1.1 billion as of 2010, according to a comprehensive demographic study by the Pew Research Center.
Why is nobody born in Vatican City? Nobody is born in Vatican City because there are no hospitals or facilities to cater to the birth of children. All citizens are from other countries, and most of these are celibate men. It means that they are not allowed to get married or have children due to religion.
Màiri over 2 years ago
And it’s not just lesbians and gay men who will be put off by this latest regressive affront.
If Francis had any sense, he’d start retiring those clods by the thousands. They’d kill him, of course, but his having been martyred would put paid to them.
Michael G. over 2 years ago
How is the papacy still a thing?
Walter Kocker Premium Member over 2 years ago
WWJD?
JWP
(What would Jesus do?)
(Jesus would puke)
martens over 2 years ago
It may be of interest to see how the Catholic membership world-wide has changed over the years:
While there were dramatic shifts in the regional distribution of the Catholic population between 1910 and 2010, some of this change is due to different rates of overall population growth. Europe, for example, was home to 24% of the people in the world in 1910; as of 2010, just 11% of the world’s population lives in Europe. Meanwhile, Latin America and the Caribbean grew from 4% of the global population in 1910 to 9% in 2010.
Another way to look at the change between 1910 and 2010 is to compare the portion of each region’s population that is Catholic. Latin America was the most heavily Catholic region in both years, but the share of the region’s population that is Catholic decreased from about 90% in 1910 to 72% in 2010. Meanwhile, Europe’s population went from 44% Catholic to 35% Catholic. While both Latin America and Europe became less heavily Catholic over this period, Latin America – which had much larger population growth – eclipsed Europe to become the region with the largest Catholic population in sheer numbers.
https://www.pewforum.org/2013/02/13/the-global-catholic-population/
Nantucket Premium Member over 2 years ago
After the LONG history of priests and other clergy molesting children, the Pope made the first change in canon law in decades to direct how these should be reported and what actions should be taken. FINALLY. However, another change that was made was to state that anyone that ordained a woman would be immediately excommunicated along with her.
Anyone that think Pope Francis is progressive is kidding themselves.
I C U over 2 years ago
The dramatic increase in population shows that a Catholic decrease of 90% to 72% in Latin America does not mean fewer Catholics. Global population 1910=1.7 billion 2010=6 billion
https://www.ielts-mentor.com/writing-sample/academic-writing-task-1/2577-changes-in-world-population-by-region-between-1910-and-2010
Over the past century, the number of Catholics around the globe has more than tripled, from an estimated 291 million in 1910 to nearly 1.1 billion as of 2010, according to a comprehensive demographic study by the Pew Research Center.
https://www.gocomics.com/viewslatinamerica/2021/07/29
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
Why is nobody born in Vatican City? Nobody is born in Vatican City because there are no hospitals or facilities to cater to the birth of children. All citizens are from other countries, and most of these are celibate men. It means that they are not allowed to get married or have children due to religion.