INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AND POLITICAL CHALLENGE: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN LATIN AMERICA

With increased competition from the Protestant denominations, the Catholic Church finds itself precariously placed in Latin America in recent years. In light of the steady decline in the number of Catholics and Catholic priests in the region, many have predicted the Church’s gradual irrelevance in...

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Main Author: Satya R. Pattnayak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Center for Study of Religion and Religious Tolerance 2017-01-01
Series:Politics and Religion
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Online Access:http://politicsandreligionjournal.com/index.php/prj/article/view/170