[haffast]

Brazil Charismatic priests try to stem Catholic flight
AFP - 05 June 2013

"In a scene out of a pop music concert, mass at Sao Paulo's huge Mae de Deus (Mother of God) church features spirited singing, dancing and shouting led by priests of Brazil's rising Catholic Charismatic Renewal movement."

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"But the proportion of those identifying themselves as Catholics has plummeted from almost 92 percent of the population in 1970 to a mere 64.6 percent in 2010."
http://www.france24.com/en/20130605-brazil-charismatic-priests-try-stem-catholic-flight

Catholic Charismatic Renewal

"The Catholic Charismatic Renewal is a movement within Catholicism that places heavy focus on the Holy Spirit and incorporates many aspects of Pentecostalism, such as prophesying and speaking in tongues, into the Catholic Church."
http://vimeo.com/5851208

[Jeff Chandler]

. . . Horta said, calling it a revolution. "We all are the church. If we don't acknowledge the fact, nothing will happen," he said. "I think Francis has called on the people to start a rebellion."

[al_c]

Communion services are not uncommon when a priest can not be present.

Women will not be ordained .... Pope Francis isn’t going to change that. Why does the media keep bringing this up with each new pope?