Where Catholicism is headed

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Where Catholicism isHeaded:Seven Trends that Will AffectYour Parish, Ministry and Personal Faith


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The Church isnot a

manufactureditem. She is theliving seed of Godthat must be

allowed to growand ripen.

Pope

Emeritusenedict


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$hat $e %ean b& Trend

The things that make goodheadlines are on thesurface of the stream of life,

and they distractus fromthe slower' impalpable'imponderable movementsthat work below the surfaceand penetrate to the depths.ut it is reall& these

deeper' slowermovements that ma(ehistor& (Historian Arnold

. Toynbee, as !uoted by ohnAllen"


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) *ew+isclaimers,

# speak from an Americanperspecti$e, howe$er

-ot rendering opinion on themoral !uestions

%e will be moving uic(l&,

%e will ha$e a & ' A after


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ac(ground in the

Church) years of pastoral,publishing, and ministrye*perience at the parish,diocesan, and national le$els


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#nterview Process

%e conducted a sur$ey that reached /01Catholics throughout the 23 Asked !uestions about their e*periences of

+atholicism, parish life, and e$angeliation

Asked what trends they were seeing

%e inter$iewed 44 people throughout the- who ha$e var&ing perspectives and

bac(groundswithin the +hurch /ome ordained, some consecrated, many lay

people of di0erent ages, some directors ofdiocesan o1ces


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General $orld Trends 2opulations of countries have shifted' are

shifting' and will continue to shift /hift from a northern (hemisphere"3centric +hurch

to a southern3centric +hurch

#n 444, more Catholic baptisms in thePhilippinesthan in 5rance, /pain, #taly,and 2oland combined (Allen, 67".

50 of the 41new cardinals in 468 werefrom 6atin )merica' )frica' or )sia(%/".

Trend 57 Shifting+emographics


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#mplications for +hurch

+hurch is no longer euro8

centric

-orth is new mission territory

9ore popes from South

Trend 57 Shifting+emographics

d 4 h i


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Trend 47 The 9*rancisE:ect

5. ;ct. /thGallup Poll /ur$ey respondents were asked how

their $iew of the church has changed

due to 2ope 5rancis 4


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Trend 47 The 9*rancis

E:ect cont@d#mplications for+hurchAd intra to ad extra

approach

Theologicall&orthodoA' sociall&

engaged

@mphasis on merc&BTheolog& of Encounter

T d 0 Th i f


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6"A clear embrace of traditionalCatholic thought' speech' andpractice

"@agerness to proclaim one>s Catholicidentit& to the world, emphasiing itsimplications for culture, society and

politics

B"5aith seen as a matter ofpersonal choice ratherthan culturalinheritance

Trend 07 The ise ofEvangelical

Catholicism


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Evidence of EvangelicalCatholicism

@mphasis on 2arish renewalDivine Renovation, Rebuilt #n @ngland and %ales, Proclaim 5> still in introductoryphase

19%never witnessed parish renewal

45%perceive

parish renewal to be veryuncommon

#ntentional discipleship

+atholics concerned with standing in opposition tosecularism

+ulture wars in the %est #n Africa, Cishops opposing ideological coloniDation

#mplicationsD

5or orthodoA,

5or progressives,


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4 23 Trends+hurch membership?attendancesD Continued decrease

About 41= of Catholics attend %ass throughout@ngland and %ales.

5ewer people will identify as +atholics in the future, sopercentage

6eaner +hurch.

Eew wa$es of Catholic immigrants will bolsterCatholic numbersB life in -

2olish, Eigerian, 5ilippino, and #ndian +atholics are

dynamic in their faith keeping parishes open#mplications

ich diversit&

9ore foreign priests

Ad extra approach


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#n %& *ull Tal(s

# will co$er these trends and more in full

%e will discuss in detail how each trend might

impact parish' ministr&' and personal faith

%e will ha$e a $ibrant F )


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6ocationsB+ates of Presentations

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Tuesday 66?64D +evonin the morning,

irminghamin e$ening %ednesday 66?66D %anchester in morning

Thursday 66?6D 6ancasterin morning,Glasgowin e$ening

5riday 66?6BD /t. 2atrick>s in /oho 6ondoninthe afternoon

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