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Taken from Chapter 9 of the Church Ages Book (the Laodicean Church Age), William Branham | Taken from Chapter 9 of the Church Ages Book (the Laodicean Church Age), William Branham | ||
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==The Catholic Church in America== | ==The Catholic Church in America== | ||
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Pope Benedict XVI receives an unprecidented welcome in the United States during his visit from April 15 - 20, 2008. | |||
'''I don't think there's any question about it, [George Bush] is much more Catholic than Kennedy.''' | |||
Rick Santorum, Catholic and Former Pennsylvania Senator. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/11/AR2008041103327.html] | |||
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In 1783, at the end of the American Revolution, less than 1% of Americans were Catholic. As Protestant America opened its arms to immigrants from all corners of the world, it also accepted their religions. By 1910, as the result of huge number of Irish, German, Italian, Polish, French Canadian, and Eastern European immigrants, 14.6 Million Americans (16.4% of the population) were Catholic. <ref name="CatholicStats">http://www.earthhealing.info/catholicstats.pdf</ref> | In 1783, at the end of the American Revolution, less than 1% of Americans were Catholic. As Protestant America opened its arms to immigrants from all corners of the world, it also accepted their religions. By 1910, as the result of huge number of Irish, German, Italian, Polish, French Canadian, and Eastern European immigrants, 14.6 Million Americans (16.4% of the population) were Catholic. <ref name="CatholicStats">http://www.earthhealing.info/catholicstats.pdf</ref> | ||
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:''Everybody should know that we have for our mission to convert the world- including the inhabitants of the United States- the people of the cities, and the people of the country, the Officers of the Navy and the Marines, commander of the Army, the legislatures, the Senate, the Cabinet, the President and all.'' <ref name="Dagger">''Dagger John,'' Shaw, 1977, p. 344)</ref> | :''Everybody should know that we have for our mission to convert the world- including the inhabitants of the United States- the people of the cities, and the people of the country, the Officers of the Navy and the Marines, commander of the Army, the legislatures, the Senate, the Cabinet, the President and all.'' <ref name="Dagger">''Dagger John,'' Shaw, 1977, p. 344)</ref> | ||
In 1926, one million Catholics gathered in Chicago for the 28th International Eucharist Congress; it was seen as a "kind of formal debut for the American Church" <ref name="Morris">(''American Catholic,'' Morris, 1997, p.137).</ref> The running of Catholic governor Al Smith for President in 1928 sparked a sense of alarm among Protestants, and his defeat to Herbert Hoover was widely seen as a rejection of his religion. | |||
[[Image:Angelo_sodano.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Condolezza Rice meets Cardinal Angelo Sodano. Vatican City, February 8, 2005.]] | [[Image:Angelo_sodano.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Condolezza Rice meets Cardinal Angelo Sodano. Vatican City, February 8, 2005.]] | ||
The 1940's saw an abundance of positive Catholic images coming out of Hollywood. Movies regularly featured strong, sensitive priests or nuns directly involved in the lives of ordinary people. The most popular U.S. television show in the mid-1950's was ''Life Is Worth Living'', a 30 minute lecture by the charismatic Bishop Fulton Sheen. It quickly took the number one spot from the ''Texaco Comedy Hour'', which aired at the same time. At the height of his career, Sheen had a regular audience of 30 million. | The 1940's saw an abundance of positive Catholic images coming out of Hollywood. Movies regularly featured strong, sensitive priests or nuns directly involved in the lives of ordinary people. The most popular U.S. television show in the mid-1950's was ''Life Is Worth Living'', a 30 minute lecture by the charismatic Bishop Fulton Sheen. It quickly took the number one spot from the ''Texaco Comedy Hour'', which aired at the same time. At the height of his career, Sheen had a regular audience of 30 million. | ||
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By 2006, 69.1 Million Americans (23% of the population) were Catholic. <ref name="CatholicDir">Official Catholic Directory 2006, (New Providence, N.J.: P.J. Kenedy & Sons, 2005), p.2003.)</ref> In contrast, the largest Protestant Denomination in the United States, the Southern Baptist Convention, claims to have 16.3 Million members. Catholics in the U.S. are about 6% of the church's total worldwide membership. | By 2006, 69.1 Million Americans (23% of the population) were Catholic. <ref name="CatholicDir">Official Catholic Directory 2006, (New Providence, N.J.: P.J. Kenedy & Sons, 2005), p.2003.)</ref> In contrast, the largest Protestant Denomination in the United States, the Southern Baptist Convention, claims to have 16.3 Million members. Catholics in the U.S. are about 6% of the church's total worldwide membership. | ||
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