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azmeMarch 25* TheChristian Herald reported yesterdaymore than four million Roman CRCfjoilps have become Protestantsm this country in the last 10 years—nearly four times- the number ofconversions to Catholicism. • 'The interdenominational Protestant magazine said a nationwide survey produced “the startling na-tion-wide figure of . 4,144,366 Roman . Catholie-to Protestant con-verts” during the decade. -Over the same period, the Catholic Church has reported 1,071,897 adult baptisms, or converts to the church.Dr. Daniel A, Poling, noted cnurcbman and editor of the magazine, said wide publicity about Catholic conversions had led many••:\ 7 v ■k . . *persons -to believe that.. inter-faith conversion was a one-way process.He said it was “felt that getting the true facts would-serve the cause of, freedom for all religions.” Dr. Poling also is head of the World Christian Endeavor, interdenominational Protestant . youth organization.-Not News’ ’In Washington, the Very; ReviMsgr. .Pauls P. .Tanner, assistant general secretary of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, said “it is hot hews to us that there are Catholics .who have, lapsed from their faith.”He said the Catholic church is “always interested in sincere converts to the faith.” •The magazine, which has no of-.ficial church dies,. said the survey findings were based- onquestion* naireS; Sent to 25,000. of the 181,000 Protestant. ministers in 'all-. parts of •' the'c oimtry.' The re suits ■. were projected to cover aR XI* sr Protestant : ministers. ■., . vDatest official statistics1 show there are 54 ■.million Protestants in. the United States, and 30 million Catholics.Marriage Angle- '■ -Tlie magazine: said chief reason given for the changes' to Protestantism, the survey found, was the desire in mixed*marriages, of one spouse to affiliate with the religion of his mate. The magazine added;. ’ “Contrary to widespread public opinion, the report revealed that it is the Catholic rather than theProte staint:- who a4opt# the faith of his mate, and is converted toProtestantism.*’': - /'■ Among other.: reported; reasons f or. leaving Catholicism were '^intellectual differences . with- Roman Catholic dogma.; 'heed (foh: gfekter freedom, of personal beliefs and interpretation,'- preference for, the 'simpler and more direct Protest ant approach, to worship and prayer.”ilItB * »Cti»1r
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Corpus Christi Times
Corpus Christi, Texas, US
Thu, Mar 25, 1954
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