| Over the years, in conversations with
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| | of Consecration were changed; 1969: 63%,
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| Catholics and former Catholics, the
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| | when the Novus Ordo Worship Service was
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| question has been asked of me, "Michael,
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| | first announced; 1970: 60%, when the
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| why did you leave the Catholic Church?"As
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| | Novus Ordo Worship Service was
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| a boy, I was taught the party line that I
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| | introduced; 1971: 50%, after one year of
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| belonged to "the one true Church." Years
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| | exclusive Novus Ordo worship services;
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| later, I was affiliated with another
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| | 1988: 48%; 1993: 25%; 1995: 22%; 1999:
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| denomination that referred to itself as
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| | 19%, after twenty years of exclusive
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| being the "one true church" and have
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| | Novus Ordo worship services 2001: 17%
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| since heard Mormons and Jehovah Witnesses
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| | (SOURCE: TRADITIO, Traditional Roman
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| refer to themselves likewise.I would
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| | Catholic Internet Site, Other sources
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| wholeheartedly agree that the Roman
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| | reflect that latest statistic as being
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| Catholic "Holy Mother" Church is the one
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| | from 45% to 32% in America. Catholics
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| true DENOMINATION, but who can say the
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| | 36-54 are most likely to rarely or never
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| deviciveness of denominationalism is a
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| | attend Mass. According to national
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| good thing?? Among the things God hates,
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| | catholic reporter, 77% of Catholics
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| all listed in Proverbs 6:16-19, one of
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| | beieve one can be a "good" Catholic
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| those is in verse 19, "...a man who stirs
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| | without attending Mass every Sunday. Less
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| up dissension among brothers." So many
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| | than 23% described themselves as "highly
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| splinter groups all branching off - and
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| | committed" to the Church in 1999, down 4
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| INCLUDING - Catholicism do NOT display
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| | points from 1987.In America alone, the
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| the show of "Oneness" for which Jesus
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| | number of priests has gone from 58,632 in
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| prayed.I'm sure most would agree that one
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| | 1965 to 42,528 in 2005. The number of
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| cannot make a good decision without good
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| | nuns, from 179,954 in 1965 to 68,634 in
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| information. Even one's decision to
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| | 2005. The number of American graduate
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| follow Christ is based upon the hearing
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| | seminarians has gone from 8,325 in 1965
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| reading, of the Scriptures - the
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| | to 3,308 in 2005. Parishes without a
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| gathering and processing of this
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| | priest in the U.S. went from 549 in 1965
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| information about Jesus Christ, His
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| | up to 3,251 in 2005. (SOURCE: The
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| teachings and what He claimed about
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| | Official catholic Directory, the
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| Himself. My purpose here is to reveal the
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| | Vatican's Annuarium Statisticum
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| information I've gathered regarding
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| | Ecclesiae.)According to Michael Cieslak,
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| Catholicism that made me ask the
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| | Diocese of Rockford, Illinois, "the
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| questions that demanded a verdict. I
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| | Catholic Church is governed by its
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| don't believe in blind faith for I feel
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| | internal church regulations, the Code of
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| that, in the end, it is really nothing
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| | Canon law. This Code makes no references
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| more than having faith in faith. I am a
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| | to people needing to register in a parish
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| firm proponent that we must resist the
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| | to be committed as Catholics. While this
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| tendancy of most religionists of checking
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| | practice may make good sense from an
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| one's brain at the door. My mission is
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| | administrative point of views, this goes
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| not to create more ex-Catholics. In fact,
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| | beyond any requirements of Church Law.
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| based on what you're about to read, if
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| | The Code simply says that a person is
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| you're going to choose to be a Catholic,
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| | considered a Catholic if he/she is
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| you had BETTER excel at the role. If
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| | baptized a Catholic and does not formally
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| that's where you're going, you had BETTER
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| | repudiate his/her faith."In that case,
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| be good at it. REAL good. You'll see
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| | I'm still considered a Catholic. Where
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| why.The matter of "creating EX-Catholics"
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| | baptisms, weddings, first communions,
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| appears, statistically, to be taking care
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| | conversions and deaths are concerned, the
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| of itself. Although, according to the
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| | Catholic Church keeps great records.
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| Synod of Bishops, Rome 2003, the world's
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| | Naturally, such record keeping techniques
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| Catholic population grew by 15 MILLION
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| | - which include non-Latin Rites, Ukranian
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| between 2002-03, the last year for which
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| | Catholics and Coptic Catholics, etc. -
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| full statistics could be found, breaking
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| | cannot help but pad the statistics.WHAT
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| the 1 BILLION mark. 1.2% of that growth
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| | ROME TEACHES: The BasicsLike most
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| took place in the America's, treated as
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| | Christian denominations, Catholicism
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| one continent Nearly half the world's
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| | claims as its basis the beliefs and
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| Catholics live in the Western hemisphere.
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| | teachings of the early Church fathers.
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| There was no significant growth in
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| | Catholics believe in the promise of God
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| Europe.According primarily to Gallup
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| | to send a Savior after the fall of man in
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| Polls in various years, Sunday Mass
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| | the Garden of Eden and in His promise to
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| attendance among Catholics in the United
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| | Abraham that all generations would be
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| States has sunk by 400% since Vatican II.
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| | blessed through his descendants. They
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| When asked whether they had attended Mass
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| | believe that these promises were
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| within the past week, the following
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| | fulfilled through the person of Jesus
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| percentage of Catholics answered 'Yes':
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| | Christ, in His miraculous virgin birth,
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| 1958: 74%; 1965: 71%, after the Mass was
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| | in His miracles, beginning at Cana, in
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| allowed to be said in "the vulgar
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| | the details of His crucifixion, and in
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| tongues"; 1968: 65%, after the very words
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| | His burial and glorious resurrection.
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