Is our holy mother church growing or shrinking?

I'm sure you have heard the motto for the US Marine Corps. The few, the proud, The Marines. In that sense it is not referring to the capital sin of pride of course. But that motto is kind of like the Catholic Church. The Few as big as it is with the number of Catholics. The road to heaven is tough and (FEW) make it. We are (PROUD) to be Catholics because Jesus founded ONE church. SO we are the Few, the Proud, The Catholic Church. The Catholic Church is the largest Divine Institution in the whole world. With 1.5 billion Catholic's in the world. Only few practice what they profess. A sad recent poll taken was how a large amount of Catholics don't even believe in the REAL PRESENCE of the HOLY EUCHARIST. Hello, that is Our Source and Summit of Our faith. Without Jesus in the Holy Eucharist there is no church, no priesthood, no sacrifice, ect. Without Sunday we simply can't live. The same is with Holy Mass. With No Holy Mass there is no life within us. Read John Chapter 6:53 There is a real thing such as Cafeteria Catholicism. People who pick and choose what they want to believe. That is a dangerous road because your no longer following the Gospels but yourself. Why is it that many catholics are leaving the church? Honestly, they never knew what they had. St. Jerome says Ignorance of Scriptures is Ignorance of Christ. If we truly understood the Holy Mass we would die of joy according to St. John Vianney. Once Confirmed in faith as adults. It is not a graduation but a maturing in your faith. Love is knowledge. The Holy Spirit forms you in understanding if you allow Him too. Holy Graduation is not until you enter Heaven. The Church may be getting smaller but it doesn't mean it's lacking strength. The church has undergo many crucifixions in all of history but where their is crucifixion's there is a resurrection like Our Blessed Lord. The rise of new saints. The 20th Century has had the most martyrs than all the centuries before combined. There is a lot of wild fires in the church. The spirit of Judas as evil as it is will never overshadow the Spirit of Christ who is the Holy Spirit. We're evil abounds grace abounds even more. A purgation if you will but that means the church is going to breathe new life as it always has. The Church has outlasted all her enemies. Don't Leave St. Peter because of betrayer Judas Iscariot. The devil knows his time is short. We know the end of the story. We win if we preserve and live a life of Christ. Is it shrinking? Maybe but in the end only the hero's will prevail. Those hero's are the SAINTS. Be A Saint. That everyone's call in this life. Your reward will be great in Heaven. We are The FEW, THE PROUD, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. Holy Mother Church is tough as the nails of the Cross. She ain't going anywhere. May God Bless the US. Marines Corps. I'm a proud son of a father who served in the Marines. God Bless You.