Where did I say "the world will not end until all people all over the world becomes Catholic?"
"And this Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the Whole World, for a witness to All Nations; and then will come the end." Matt 24:14
"Go, therefore and make disciples of All Nations..." Matt 28:19
And He said to them, "Go into the Whole World and preach the Gospel to every creature." Mark 16:15
China, India and Russia and many small nations are not disciples yet.
All creatures will be given a chance to hear the Gospel. There is nothing there that creatures will be converted.
Many members of the Iglesia ni Cristo founded by Felix Manalo would prefer to go to hell than learn the true gospel.
Now Jimsky, what is your basis for your statement: "The world would never end because Catholics are decreasing in numbers."
Wishful thinking?
The news contradict your wishful thinking Jimsky.
Global Catholic population remains steady, Africa and Asia continue growing. African Catholics increased to 158 million in 2006.
Vatican City, May 27, 2008 / 10:30 am (CNA).- The latest statistics for the Catholic Church have been released by the Vatican for the years 2000-2006. The results show that the overall population has remained stable but that Europe’s population has continued to decline while African and Asia have maintained strong growth.
The Statistical Yearbook of the Church, says that over the seven year period, the Catholic presence in the world has remained stable at around 17.3 percent of the total population.
The number of Catholics in Europe has only shown a one percent increase, despite the fact that 25 percent of all Catholics live there.
All other areas of the world showed a more substantial increase. In the Americas and in Oceania the number of Catholics grew by 8.4 percent and 7.6 percent respectively; in Asia they remained more or less stable with respect to population growth, whereas in Africa they increased from 130 million in 2000 to 158.3 million in 2006.
The ranks of the clergy also saw an upswing with the number of bishops in the world rising from 4,541 in 2000 to 4,898 in 2006, an increase of 7.86 percent.
The number of priests also increased slightly over this seven-year period by about 2,000, that is from 405,178 in 2000 to 407,262 in 2006, an overall rise of around 0.51 percent.
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=12752
How many African Iglesias are there?
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