Is the Catholic Church losing people to the sects?
We dont have statistics, but some are going, a good number are going, although there is a belief that they go and come back. Is that true? Some, not all. In Latin America, I have heard bishops argue that the people the church is losing to the sects will eventually come back. Not all of them. I have seen some for whom the sects have done good things for them, while the Catholic Church did nothing. What do you mean by done good? Giving them material things. Ive also heard that the sects are good at personal morality, such as getting people off drugs and alcohol. That is what small Christian communities are geared towards, personal well-being. The overall well-being of the human person. The sects are doing well in that, because they are very intertwined. They are small groups, so they know each other. They are concerned about the overall welfare of their members. So we have something to learn from the sects? Oh, sure. We have something to learn. I would call it a challenge. What is the re
