The unmet need of Latin America


The Brazil and Latin America that Benedict XVI is visiting have undergone great political, religious and economic changes in this generation, which have had the accumulative effect of weakening the church's once unquestioned dominance. Brazil is still the world's biggest Catholic country, but it is also experiencing the rapid growth of both Pentecostalism and secularism. In this dynamic context, the challenge faced by the Church is to ensure that it remains a vital part of the Brazilian social and political scene - Rodrigo de Almeida

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10 May 2007