Brazil: Lukewarm Francis Church Has No Chance Against the Evangelicals

Evangelicals are set to overtake Catholics in Brazil, the world’s biggest Catholic country, writes Cath.ch.

• The Evangelical Caucus is the third largest force in Brazil's National Congress.

• Chamber of Deputies: 112/513 evangelical legislators (21%).

• Upper House: 15/81 evangelical senators (18.5%).

• Evangelical growth (“prosperity gospel”) has been developing for 40 years.

• Evangelicals run companies, schools, are involved in sports, culture, and media.

• Evangelicals have supplanted Vatican II Catholicism (“Liberation Theology”) particularly in the favelas.

• In the metropolitan area of São Paulo, Brazil's largest city, evangelicals are the majority of the population.

• By 2030 there will be a balance between the lukewarm Novus Ordo Christians and the Evangelicals.

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