text: "With young Latinos claiming a majority of Catholics under the age of 18, bringing them into the fold of the church and allowing them a platform is imperative with regard to the future of the church." 
  
  The future of the Catholic Church in this country is Latino.  Either we embrace this reality or we run in fear.  I for one welcome it.  For most of the history of the Catholic Church in this country, Catholic were regarded with suspicion at best and outright hatred at worst.  Latino Catholics are going through that right now from the white majority.  When they become the majority, hopefully, they will be less fearful and unwelcoming than the Catholics descended from European ancestors.