A new report from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life demonstrated that of all of the Christian faiths, the Roman Catholic Church has experienced greatest loss of adherents. I would argue that the losses suffered by the Roman Catholic Church due to affiliation changes are due to the following factors:
1. The position of the church taken on homosexuality, bisexuality, and transgenderism.
2. The positions taken by the Church on the role of homosexuals, bisexuals, and the transgendered in the spiritual and secular life of the community.
3. The position of the church taken on the role of women in the spiritual and secular life of the community.
4. The position of the church taken on the use of contraceptives and abortion.
5. The position of the church taken towards other faiths.
6. The position of the church taken on certain theological points that are secondary to the core beliefs of the church such as the Desponyi, the prepetual virginity of Mary, and the filioque.
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