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[–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Plus, Catholicism isn’t a huge recruiter in historically Christian nations, so the effect would only be magnified

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Also older American Catholics were raised under Vatican 2. It was much more about sacrifice and helping the poor than the church John Paul 2 created.

[–] jollyrogue@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It’s really unfortunate, and Vatican 2 was probably a mistake.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

It really wasn’t. It was absolutely a necessary change in many ways