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::This process seems to be occurring in Methodism as its cohort of developing world believers have more and more influence within Methodism. For example, the religious conservatives in the developing world affected Methodist policy/theology in relation to the homosexuality issue. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 10:17, 5 November 2014 (EST)

::This process seems to be occurring in Methodism as its cohort of developing world believers have more and more influence within Methodism. For example, the religious conservatives in the developing world affected Methodist policy/theology in relation to the homosexuality issue. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 10:17, 5 November 2014 (EST)

:::I did a little bit of additional research and found [http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/02/11/world/europe/the-catholic-church-shifted-southward-over-the-past-century.html?_r=0 THIS], but I don't have any future projections in terms of European Catholicism based on demography/immigration projections. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 11:09, 5 November 2014 (EST)

:::I did a little bit of additional research and found [http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/02/11/world/europe/the-catholic-church-shifted-southward-over-the-past-century.html?_r=0 THIS], but I don't have any future projections in terms of European Catholicism based on demography/immigration projections. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 11:09, 5 November 2014 (EST)

::::Just found this 2013 Washington Post article: "<big>'''With the [Roman Catholic] church declining in its former stronghold of Europe'''</big> but finding its future in Latin America, Africa and Asia, pressure already was growing on the College of Cardinals — the global princes of the church — to break tradition by elevating a non-European pope."[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/02/12/this-map-of-global-catholic-populations-shows-the-churchs-looming-dilemma/] [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 11:22, 5 November 2014 (EST)

::::Just found this 2013 Washington Post article about Roman Catholicism: "<big>'''With the [Roman Catholic] church declining in its former stronghold of Europe'''</big> but finding its future in Latin America, Africa and Asia, pressure already was growing on the College of Cardinals — the global princes of the church — to break tradition by elevating a non-European pope."[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/02/12/this-map-of-global-catholic-populations-shows-the-churchs-looming-dilemma/] [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 11:22, 5 November 2014 (EST)