Based on the results of the INEGI 2020 national census, in San Luis Potosí, the percentage of people who recognize themselves as Catholic has dropped from 82.7 percent to 77.7 percent. Christians of other denominations grew from 7.5 to 11.2 percent and those who have no religious affiliation grew 2.5 percent. In this regard, the spokesman for the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí, Juan Jesús Priego Rivera, considered these data to be concerning.
He acknowledged that the numbers are undoubtedly an insult to the Catholic Church in Mexico and lead to their own actions being called into question from within. “You have to do an examination of conscience to recognize that you are not responding to your wishes. needs, ”said the spokesman
He added that these numbers absolutely cannot be ignored, he must lead the church to do an exercise to recognize deficiencies and find a way to correct them, so he said that without a doubt when the issue of pandemic As soon as it allows, a national meeting will have to be called to propose a strategy to stop this negative inertia.
He indicated that of course an analysis should be made of what the Protestant or Evangelical Christian churches are offering that has led to a growth of their believers, it is clear that many Catholic Christians have preferred to switch to this new one. denominations of Christianity, but most troubling is the case of the rise of atheism and while he claimed to feel deep respect for those who call themselves nonbelievers, he was referring to the fact that the Scriptures indicate that those who leave the faith “the rivers of living water and are consistent with cracked reservoirs”.