Director, US Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for the Church in Latin America
Director of the Office for the Church in Latin America at the US Conference of Catholic Bishops
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Andrew Small
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FROM Andrew Small
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The Catholic Church, the Next Generation On this Christmas Eve, we take another look at the evolution of the Roman Catholic Church , an ancient institution in a fast moving world. Los Angeles, America's largest Catholic Archdiocese, is now 70 percent Latino and will soon will be led, for the first time, by a bishop born in Mexico. To replace outgoing Archbishop Cardinal Roger Mahony, a relatively liberal leader of Irish-American stock, Pope Benedict XVI has named Jose Gomez , who's associated with the conservative group Opus Dei . Both facts are telling about the Church in America and the views of the Vatican. In Europe, there's talk of a "post Christian era," and two-thirds of the world's one billion Roman Catholics live in Asia, Africa and Latin America. How long will church teachings remain the same? (This segment was originally broadcast on April 12, 2010)
Which Way, L.A.?
The Future of the Catholic Church LA's Cardinal Roger Mahoney is a relatively liberal leader of Irish-American stock. To replace him, Pope Benedict XVI has named Jose Gomez , an immigrant from Mexico, who's also associated with the conservative group Opus Dei . Both facts are telling about the Church in America and the views of the Vatican.
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The Roman Catholic Future, in the US and Around the World Pedophilia by priests is not the only recent development for an ancient institution trying to cope with fast-moving contemporary realities. America's largest Catholic archdiocese, Los Angeles, is now 70% Latino. It soon will be led -- for the first time -- by a bishop born in Mexico. Pope Benedict XVI has named Jose Gomez , an immigrant from Mexico, who's also associated with the conservative group Opus Dei , to replace outgoing Archbishop, Cardinal Roger Mahony, a relatively liberal leader of Irish-American stock. In Europe, there's talk of a "post-Christian era,” and two-thirds of the world's one billion Roman Catholics live in Asia, Africa and Latin America. We look at the conflict between tradition and change.
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