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Background:

The majority of Latin Americans are Catholics. About 84% of the people would say that they were raised Catholic, though only 69% of the population are Catholic today. The 15% decline is mostly due to the spread of Pentecostalism in Latin America.

Charismatic Catholic Renewal

Like Pentecostalism, the Charismatic Catholic Renewal began in the United States. This lay movement began in the 1960’s after inspiration of people converting to Pentecostalism and other Protestant denominations. This renewal is to re-emphasize the charisms of the Holy Spirit found in 1 Corinthians in the New Testament of the Bible.

Cleary, Edward L. . The Rise of Charismatic Catholicism in Latin America. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2011. https://muse.jhu.edu/ (accessed April 23, 2015).