Evangelical Protestantism In Guatemala First Took Hold in Panajachel at Lake Atitlan

Can Roman Catholics, Evangelicals and Mayan Spirtuality coexist together?

By Greg Szymanski, JD
May 21, 2010

The true history of Bible Believers, the Roman Catholic Empire and ancient Mayan spiritual practices are, for the most part, completely forgotten or thoroughly misunderstood in today’s modern world.

Why even the mere mention of this unlikely trio in the same sentence is quite unusual for the average reader in this peculiar age of television sound bites, Hollywood fantasies and video game madness.

What’s more interesting is these three unlikely factions, which seem light years apart in doctrine and practice, come together today at the shores of Lake Atitlan in Guatemala.

Roman Catholic Viewpoint

According to a June 2009 report from the Catholic News Agency (CNA), “the Catholic Church in Guatemala is being seriously threatened by the growth of Evangelical sects that try to win converts with offers of money and other goods.”

The Catholic-biased news outlet went on to say:

“Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), a Catholic Charity that works with oppressed and suffering Christians throughout the world, found that half of the people of Guatemala are now Evangelical, and new churches are appearing rapidly.

ACN issued the report after a 17-day trip that included 10 of the country’s 14 dioceses.  The report describes how the new Evangelical churches far outnumber Catholic churches.

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