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- Of Italy's 33,500 communities, only 1,500 have an established Evangelical witness (mostly in the south), leaving
32,000 communities unreached. - Though 77% of Italy's population is Roman Catholic, 20% now claim to be non-religious. Many, having left the
Catholic church now search for answers within the occult. - Italy has an estimated 100,000 (yes one hundred thousand) full-time witches and warlocks, nearly three times
the number of Catholic priests in Italy. - The northern city of Turin (Torino, from the 2006 winter Olympics) is a global center for occultism.
- The northern provinces of Umbria, Trentino, Lombardy, and Emilia-Romagna have less than 0.1% evangelical
population. - The northeastern Veneto Region has less than 0.046% evangelical population.
- Italy's attrition rate is very high, with only 10% of all missionaries that go to Italy returning for a second term.
Why Italy? Here are just a few of the reasons:
| We know that the statistics are startling. It is difficult to believe that such a religious nation could be so lost. But we must remember that it is not our religious orientation or our denomination that saves us. No, we are not saved by church membership, baptism, communion, penance, tithing, or any other sacrament and man made religious requirement. The only thing that is required for salvation is faith, faith in Jesus Christ and who He is. Having faith in some ominous being that a person may call 'god' doesn't cut it. In Matthew 7:21 Jesus says, "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven". The requirements for salvation are not found in serving the "church" or doing "good" things as some might teach, but rather in simply believing in the finished work of Jesus Christ! |