Question

A recent study indicated that about one-third of all Catholics in the United States are now Latino. This is a significant increase over previous years. One of the reasons for this growth is
A) a move to build new churches in Latino neighborhoods.


B) the movement of the seat of the church to South America.


C) immigration from largely Catholic countries such as Mexico.


D) a change in Catholic practices which attracted more Latinos.


Please answer if you are 100% positive about your answer. If not, please state so.

Answer 1

The correct answer is - C) immigration from largely Catholic countries such as Mexico.

Throughout the past decades, there were lots of people from the countries from Latin America that migrated into the United States. They are mostly Catholics. Also, these populations tend to have a bigger fertility rate, but also tend to be much more religious too. The majority white population, that is Catholic in general, has a low fertility rate, but also there's a big increase in atheists and agnostics, so the percentage of Catholic Christians that are white constantly falls down, while the Latino Catholic Christians are rising in number and percentage.