Roman Catholic Church

One of the things that I appreciate about the Catholic Church is that it was (and still typically "is") a church that wanted to reach and minister to the poor. It's encouraging to see that wherever there is poor and injustice in the world, the Catholic Church is typically there. Mother Theresa is a great example of this.

However, one of the shocking quotes I wrote from class is "The Catholic Church chose the poor, but the poor chose Pentecostalism." The reality is is that today the Catholic Church is declining at a significant pace. However, the Catholic Church is growing when it has flexed and allowed for different expressions (typically Pentecostal expressions). Typically, the Catholic Church is highly formalized and structured and do not like to change their traditions. If you don't think this is the case all one has to do is think about Martin Luther and what a stink he caused in the 16th century!