Is the Catholic church disappearing?

Answer 1

No. And why do you ask? It is the largest Christian denomination in the world and has the most recognizable and well-known religious leader on the face of the Earth.

Jesus Christ promised "On this rock I will build my Church and the gates of Hell will not prevail."

I believe God's promise. The Church may be full of sinners but it is still a holy, divine institution.

Pax Vobiscum+

Answer 2

Not a chance. The Church as Jesus's GUARANTEE that it will be around until the end of time. ", the gates of hell will not prevail against it (the Church)", says Jesus.

There are places in the world where the Church's influence seems to be waning. But there are other places where the Church's influence is exploding.

The Western World is not exactly pro-Christian at this point in time. Places like Africa and South America, however, the Church is growing by leaps and bowns.

Answer 3

No.

The Catholic Church is alive and well. There are more Catholics believers in the world today than at any other time in history.

According to the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University, the worldwide population of Catholics is as large as it ever has been and is still growing:

1970 = 653,600,000
1975 = 709,600,000
1980 = 783,700,000
1985 = 852,000,000
1990 = 928,500,000
1995 = 989,400,000
2000 = 1,045,000,000
2004 = 1,114,000,000

And in the U.S.:

1965 = 45,600,000
1975 = 48,700,000
1985 = 52,300,000
1995 = 57,400,000
2000 = 59,900,000
2005 = 64,800,000

http://cara.georgetown.edu/bulletin/index.htm

With love in Christ.

Answer 4

Our faith is not base on numbers and popular opinions. Our faith is base on Jesus Christ. We don’t change our teaching or cannon law base on the cannon scriptures (NT) and Jesus teachings to use from the begging. If the number member goes down and get to the point that is disappears then the gates of Hell has prevail that means Jesus teaching are wrong. The Church has not disappeared even if number goes down and the gates of hell has not prevailed. Plus, the structure of the church will not allow it change original teaching of Jesus Christ just because of the numbers. Sine the chruch is made of man are not perfect as God are they who turn away from God. The things that has change to time is costumes and methods of teaching.

Answer 5

Doesn't look like it..........


Christianity:

Roman Catholic Church: 1.05 billion
Eastern Orthodox Church: 240 million
African Initiated Church: 110 million
Pentecostalism: 105 million
Reformed/Presbyterian/Congregational/United: 75 million
Anglicanism/Episcopal Church: 73 million
Baptist: 70 million
Methodism: 70 million
Lutheran: 64 million
Jehovah's Witnesses: 14.8 million
Latter-day Saints: 12.5 million
Adventists: 12 million
Apostolic/New Apostolic: 10 million
Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement: 5.4 million
New Thought (Unity, Christian Science, etc.): 1.5 million
Brethren (incl. Plymouth): 1.5 million
Mennonite: 1.25 million
Friends/Quakers: 300,000

Islam:
Sunni: 940 million
Shia: 120 million
Ahmadi: 10 million
Druze: 450,000


Secular/irreligious/agnostic/atheist/antitheistic/antireligious: 1.1 billion



Hinduism:
Vaishnavism: 580 million
Shaivism: 220 million
Neo-Hindus and Reform Hindus: 22 million
Veerashaivas/Lingayats: 10 million


Chinese folk religion: 394 million

Buddhism:
Mahayana: 185 million
Theravada: 124 million
Vajrayana/Tibetan: 20 million


Primal indigenous (tribal religions): 300 million

African traditional and diasporic: 100 million

Sikhism: 23 million

Spiritism: 15 million

Judaism:
Conservative: 4.5 million
Unaffiliated and Secular: 4.5 million
Reform: 3.75 million
Orthodox: 2 million
Reconstructionist: 150,000


Bahá'í Faith: 7 million

Jainism:
Svetambara: 4 million
Sthanakvasi: 750,000
Digambar: 155,000

Shinto: 4 million

Cao Dai: 4 million

Falun Gong: 2.1 million

Tenrikyo: 2 million

Neopaganism: 1 million

Unitarian Universalism: 800,000

Rastafari: 600,000

Scientology: 500,000

Zoroastrianism: "at most 200,000"[

Answer 6

Pastor Billy says: that's a good one I fell off my chair laughing.
After being around for 2000 years, older than all other Christian communities, older than all governments, older than the oldest registered company and importantly promised by Jesus that the gates of hell shall never prevail against it I think not.

don't be listening to all the secular atheists and fire and brimstone anti-Catholic preachers they definitely don't have your best interest at heart ;)

addendum: to correct mac1hull Roman Catholicism is the largest Christian community in America numbering approx. 67 million adherents or 25% of the total population.
Second place goes to the Southern Baptists who total approx. 16.5 million persons

Answer 7

no, it is still the largest christian faith, jesus established the catholic church and promised it the guidance and protection of the holy spirit for all times, 2000 years later it is still going strong and has survived numerous attacks in varying forms, that it is still standing attests to christs promise. god bless.

Answer 8

Actually, from my observation, the Catholic Church seems to be the only denomination with even remotely sound doctrine that's not shrinking. That makes one think....

Answer 9

the answer is both yes and no,

yes because of the damage done by so many bad teachers and false priests, whom have no idea what they are talking about. No in the fact the vatican is standing strong and is comeing down hard on the people that do it such damage.

Answer 10

Are you hoping it will just because there are sinners in the Church? Sorry to disappoint but Christ promised that He would abide with His Church forever. He's not leaving us after nearly 2000 years.