Matt Pinto Trends Catholicism

7/21/2019 Matt Pinto Trends Catholicism

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Hello

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Where Catholicism is Headed:Seven Trends that Will A!ect

Your Parish, Ministry and Personal Faith


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The Plan for Our Time

Together

! Our plan

!

7 Global trends! Break:

! Trends in England

! Two Resources for Your Parish

!Q&A

! For my notes: [email protected]


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The Church is not a

manufactured item. She is

the living seed of God that

must be allowed to grow

and ripen.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI


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A Few Disclaimers

! I speak from an American perspective,however

! This is very much a conversation

! Some of this will be bad news; Some will be goodnews; All will be interesting

! Catholics should always ultimately have hope


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Sources

PewResearchCenter

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Sources


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Survey: Country! We administered a survey to over 740 Catholics

throughout the UK

England &Wales

75%

Scotland

17%

NorthernIreland

8%


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Survey: Age

13-24 years

25-34 years old

35-44 years old

45-54 years old

55-64 years old

65-74 years old

75 years or

older


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Interview Process

! We interviewed 24 people throughout the UK whohave varying perspectives and backgrounds within

the Church:

! 1 bishop

! 2 religious

! 1 parish priest

! 1 deacon

! 1 consecrated layperson

! 2 Catholic reporters

! 2 religion think tank

researchers

! 4 Catholic scholars

! 5 lay diocesan

employees! 4 involved in various

ministries

! A partridge in a pear

tree


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Trend #1:

Shifting Demographics


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General World Trends:! Populations of countries will

continue to shift:

! Immigration

! Birth rates! Refugee situations

! X-factors?

!

As the Church is global, theseshifts will have great implicationsfor the life of the Church


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Shifting Demographics (contd)

Source: The Wisdom Years, data taken from the U.S Census Bureau (2008)


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In 2050 Europe:

Catholic populationwill be 5 percentsmaller than it is

today-CARA


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The Demographics of the Church Are Shifting

! The global Catholic population has grown by 57%

since 1980 (CARA)

! Europe +6%

! Africa +238% (CARA)

! Gaining/holding ground: Africa, China, Philippines

! Losing ground: Europe, Middle East, Latin America (WSJ)


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! More dioceses = more bishops

! 2015: 13 of the 20 new cardinals:

Latin America, Africa, or Asia (WSJ).

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1914-1922, Benedict XV:1 non-European cardinal out of 32(National Geographic)

The Demography of Church Hierarchy Is Shifting


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! a future in which the South [does not] simplyreplace the North, but rather one in which ideas,

movements, and controversies radiate out from

multiple centers in both North and South

-John Allen (emphasis added)


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Source: Christianity Today, June 2015

54% drop

46% drop

38% drop

60% drop

Confirmations


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In 2000, there were more Catholic baptisms in thePhilippines alone than in France, Spain, Italy, and

Poland combined

-Allen


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! The Faith is Europe,and Europe is the

Faith

-Hilaire Belloc


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How do shifting demographics

affect! Your parish?

! Shifts will save some parishes, but not others. Dioceses"tough decisions to make.

!

Your ministry?! Make tough investments in producing resources in other

languages

! Your faith life?

! Be open to other cultural expressions of Catholicism


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Trend #2:

.Francis Effect


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The "Francis Effect

! The Divine Plan

! Philosopher St. John Paul II

! TheologianBenedict XVI

!

PastorPope Francis! Why?" Wawa

! Pastoral Approach

! Lead with love/Jesus

! The Theology of Encounter

! Mercy


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Examples

With whom isthis most

associated?

Discussing and resolvingissues concerning theinternal life of the Church

Primarily

concernedwith

-Womens ordination-Biblical criticism

- Relationship withIslam/anti-conversionlaws

-Poverty or tribalgenocide

Engaging the broaderreligious and socialquestions outside of the

Church.

Global North Global South

Ad Intra (from within) Ad Extra (from a boundary)

-The Future Church


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The Francis Effect on

Church Hierarchy

! Pope Francis hasappointed:

! 26% of the votingmembers of theCollege of Cardinals

! Southern

hemisphere popes?


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Southern Catholicism: robustlyorthodox

-Allen

The Net Result! For the Progressives

! For the Orthodox


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! Unique combination of orthodoxy witha social justice emphasis

The "Francis Effect

Doctrinal clarity

Outreach


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How does the Francis Effect


! Increased focus on welcoming those onperipheries

! Challenge for clergy to walk more closely withflock

! Your ministry?!

Dynamic orthodoxy

! Your faith life?

! Left and right called out of their comfort zones toa more integrated Catholicism


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Trend #3:

Rise of Islam


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Rise of Islam (contd)

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%


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Rise of Islam (contd)!

Muslims 6% of the European population. By 2050,Muslims will make up 10% of the overall Europeanpopulation

-Pew, CARA

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Median age:! European Christians 42

! European Muslims 32

-Pew

! The religious zeal of many Muslims also holds up anuncomfortable mirror for Western Christians,revealing the extent to which their own spiritualforce may have been sapped by secularization

-Allen


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Islam is attractivebecause of its

simplicity. It is stark andstrong like the desert

from which it came. AMuslim thinks he knowsexactly where he stands

in relation to Godthusthe growth rate.

-Fundamentals of the Faith

Peter Kreeft on Islam:


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How does the growth of

Islam affect! Your parish?

! Increase in theological and apologetical

understanding of Islam (seminars, pamphlets, etc.)

! Your ministry?

! Possible social collaboration with more moderateMuslims

! Your faith life

! Dont be afraid to share with Muslims your faith in

Jesus


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Trend # 4:

Rise of Evangelical Catholicism


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1) A clear embrace of traditional Catholic

thought, speech, and practice, the usual wordfor which is orthodoxy.

2) Faith seen as a matter ofpersonal choice ratherthan cultural inheritance

The Rise of Evangelical

Catholicism (cont'd)


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The Rise of EvangelicalCatholicism (contd)

Intentional Discipleship


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Beginning with the election ofJohn Paul II in 1978

Catholicism has becomesteadily more evangelical.

-John Allen

The Rise of Evangelical

Catholicism (contd)


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The Rise of EvangelicalCatholicism (contd)

! Weigel:! Evangelical Catholicism

moves the Church out of

the stagnant shallows ofinstitutional management to dynamic, intentionalChristian discipleship and

proclamation.

! For Parishes"

maintenance to mission


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How does evangelical

Catholicism affect

! Your parish

! Dont be afraid of more intentional Catholics

! Your ministry?

! Ministries are being infused with new vision, hope,

and success

! Need to be careful to avoid us vs. them mentality

within ministries

! Your faith life?

! Challenges our own commitment to the Faith.


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Trend #5:

New Evangelization


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! New ardor, new approaches, and newmethods for the sake of a New Evangelization

! Bottom up, top down

! Diocese o!ces now dedicated to the

New Evangelization

New Evangelization


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How does the New Evangelization


! The Churchs foundational identity is missionary

! Promote a should do and can do mentality to yourstaff and parishioners

! Your ministry?

! All ministries need to have an underlying posture of mission

! Ground your ministries in prayer

! Your faith life?! Your baptismal call means you are called to bear fruit


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Trend #6:

New Savvy


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New Savvy

! People from business world, converts, and the

young

! The people of this world Lk 16:8

! New boldness, new creativity because

secularism is winning the day


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New Savvy (cont'd)

! Bishop Barrons

Catholicism

! Catholics ComeHome

! Chosen

! Altaration

! Rebuilt


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New Savvy (cont'd)

Our ady of

Walsingham


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How does the New Savvy affect

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Your parish?! Look for people within parish who have secular skillsets

(financial, marketing, etc.)

! Invest in updating website; Use social media to connect withparishioners

! Your ministry?

! Fight the tendency to do things the ways ministries havebeen done

! Your faith life?

! Pray about what gifts you possess and bring your talents andideas to the powers-that-be


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Trend #7

A Big Picture Trend?


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A Snapshot of the Church in the West

1965 2014

The Discerningand Hopeful Church

(1960 1970)

The UncertainChurch

(1965 1980)

The SecularizedChurch(1970 2000 to Present)The RisingChurch

(1990 Present)

The SmallerBut More Intentional

Church?

The InternallySolidifying Church

(1980 Present)

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UK Church Trends


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Trend #1:

Increased Lay Involvement

! We will see more lay involvement in

parishes as a result of the priest shortageand the call to the New Evangelization


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Trend #2:

A Leaner Church

! Continued decrease in Mass attendance

and numbers of Catholics, but increasedclarity and commitment of those whoidentify as Catholic


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Trend #3:

Changes in Transmission of Faith

! The transmission of the faith will be harder toaccomplish in Catholic schools" growing

pressure to transmit faith through parishes

! There has been a push against faith schools who are actively

trying to transmit the faith. The government is concerned aboutradicalization and indoctrination in certain Muslim schools...

! They cannot just target Muslim schools, so they may beapplying more restrictions to Catholic schools in the future, as

well.

-Director of a think tank that researches the intersection of religion and society


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Trend #3:

Changes in Transmission of Faith(contd)

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Parents will need to be catechized totake on a more active role in

transmitting the faith


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Trend # 4:

Increasing Tension with Culture

! If identity of Catholic Church in the UK sharpens,UK Catholicism will likely become more hightension more pronounced friction between the

Church and mainstream UK culture

! This may result in growth

I think that many practicing Catholics have a sense that itwill become increasingly difficult for them to practice theirfaith within mainstream society in the coming years. I dont

think that sentiment was present twenty or thirty years ago.

-A Catholic journalist in the UK


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Trend #5:

Immigrant Catholics

! Immigrant Catholics will play large role inlife of the UK Church.

! A Polish parish in West London: up toseven Sunday masses " 5000 people

wishing to worship

! Parish risked closing" given to Syro

Malabar Indian Catholic community


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Micro Trends

! Small increases in vocations to priesthoodand religious life

! Increase in Eucharistic adoration andMarian devotions

! Attraction to religious movements and laycommunities

! Growth in ministries led by and directed

towards young adults

! Rising interest in the Traditionalist Latin Mass

! Some increase in homeschooling

! Push for parish-renewal (e.g. parish cells)


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Some concludingthoughts


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Hope is the Essential Word

! Why I am here:

! Heritage, heroism, and hope

!Momentary amnesia

can it be cured?! Secular humanism vs. Christian humanism

! God is making a tapestry

! Begin with Ecclesia in Europa

! More pain in wider culture, more turning toChristianity to heal the pain


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!For my notes:[email protected]

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