The Falling Away

Rockstar · 03-31-08, 11:29 AM

It's been in the process for awhile now but the media has finally caught wind of it. It could stir Islam into a frenzy as for the first time in history Christianity is "falling away". It's coming at us like a big truck going down a big hill with no brakes! It must come to pass before the man of sin be revealed.

Reuters: VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Islam has overtaken Roman Catholicism as the biggest single religious denomination in the world, the Vatican said on Sunday.

Monsignor Vittorio Formenti, who compiled the Vatican’s newly-released 2008 yearbook of statistics, said Muslims made up 19.2 percent of the world’s population and Catholics 17.4 percent.
“For the first time in history we are no longer at the top: the Muslims have overtaken us,” Formenti told Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano in an interview, saying the data referred to 2006.
He said that if all Christian groups were considered, including Orthodox churches, Anglicans and Protestants, then Christians made up 33 percent of the world’s population — or about 2 billion people.
The Vatican recently put the number of Catholics in the world at 1.13 billion people. It did not provide a figure for Muslims, generally estimated at around 1.3 billion.
Formenti said that while the number of Catholics as a proportion of the world’s population was fairly stable, the percentage of Muslims was growing because of higher birth rates.
He said the data on Muslim populations had been compiled by individual countries and then released by the United Nations, adding the Vatican could only vouch for its own statistics.

Fight a good fight, stay the course and keep the faith.

Tchocky · 03-31-08, 11:31 AM

Catholic numbers are inflated anyway. Once you're baptised, only a statement from the Pope can excommunicate you. They're counting "lapsed Catholics" as full Catholics. A neat accounting trick from your favourite religion. Fly the friendly skies.

EDIT - The picture! I'm scared!

03-31-08, 11:29 AM	#1
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The Falling Away It's been in the process for awhile now but the media has finally caught wind of it. It could stir Islam into a frenzy as for the first time in history Christianity is "falling away". It's coming at us like a big truck going down a big hill with no brakes! It must come to pass before the man of sin be revealed. Reuters: VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Islam has overtaken Roman Catholicism as the biggest single religious denomination in the world, the Vatican said on Sunday. Monsignor Vittorio Formenti, who compiled the Vatican’s newly-released 2008 yearbook of statistics, said Muslims made up 19.2 percent of the world’s population and Catholics 17.4 percent. “For the first time in history we are no longer at the top: the Muslims have overtaken us,” Formenti told Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano in an interview, saying the data referred to 2006. He said that if all Christian groups were considered, including Orthodox churches, Anglicans and Protestants, then Christians made up 33 percent of the world’s population — or about 2 billion people. The Vatican recently put the number of Catholics in the world at 1.13 billion people. It did not provide a figure for Muslims, generally estimated at around 1.3 billion. Formenti said that while the number of Catholics as a proportion of the world’s population was fairly stable, the percentage of Muslims was growing because of higher birth rates. He said the data on Muslim populations had been compiled by individual countries and then released by the United Nations, adding the Vatican could only vouch for its own statistics. Fight a good fight, stay the course and keep the faith. Last edited by Rockstar; 03-31-08 at 11:31 AM. Reason: imaging

03-31-08, 11:31 AM	#2
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Catholic numbers are inflated anyway. Once you're baptised, only a statement from the Pope can excommunicate you. They're counting "lapsed Catholics" as full Catholics. A neat accounting trick from your favourite religion. Fly the friendly skies. EDIT - The picture! I'm scared! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]