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The 50 Most Violent Cities in the World Are Mostly Catholic
Last Days Watchman ^ | Julio Severo

Posted on 12/02/2015 2:11:58 PM PST by juliosevero

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To: juliosevero

And this study is about as meaningful as saying the 50 most violent cities in the world are mostly Hispanic. You think just maybe this guy doesn’t like Catholics?


21 posted on 12/02/2015 2:39:14 PM PST by CdMGuy
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To: juliosevero

Catholic in name only, maybe. Do you seriously think that committed Catholics are involved in drug trading and murder?


22 posted on 12/02/2015 2:40:14 PM PST by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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To: juliosevero

So, the common factor of socialism has nothing to do with it....


23 posted on 12/02/2015 2:40:16 PM PST by Garvin (Scratch a liberal, get a fascist)
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To: CaptainK

Detroit is tropical?


24 posted on 12/02/2015 2:46:09 PM PST by fwdude
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To: fwdude

I said MOSTLY.
Check the list again and it will show I’m correct.


25 posted on 12/02/2015 2:50:06 PM PST by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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To: juliosevero
Silly article. By your own information, add up all the Protestant denominations in Baltimore and the total comes to about the same as Catholics. Something similar is probably true about Detroit and St. Louis, but whoever cooked your statistics apparently didn't count the Baptists in with the Protestant "Other Christians," which makes your information very suspect.

I also notice that African cities don't make your list, which is also something you might want to look into further. From the information that is provided it looks like murder is associated with the Americas or the New World, rather than, say, Europe. For all their Catholics, France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Hungary, Portugal, and Spain don't seem to have high murder rates -- at least not compared to other parts of the globe.

26 posted on 12/02/2015 2:51:29 PM PST by x
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To: juliosevero

Gee...I don’t see any Iraqi or Syrian cities on that list?


27 posted on 12/02/2015 2:53:10 PM PST by lacrew
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To: juliosevero

Oh look. Another dirtbag compiled list where honor killings and stoning of rape victims isn’t considered murder.

Madness in the methodology.


28 posted on 12/02/2015 2:53:56 PM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: al_c
Do you seriously think that committed Catholics are involved in drug trading and murder?

The hatred of Catholicism runs deep with some evangelicals. I'd say, yes, this guy thinks committed Catholics are involved in such things.

29 posted on 12/02/2015 3:00:28 PM PST by GOP_Party_Animal
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To: fwdude

As someone who was born and raised a Catholic; I find this to be quite depressing.


30 posted on 12/02/2015 3:00:44 PM PST by Jean2 (ox)
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To: juliosevero

Shouldn’t Raqqa be #1?


31 posted on 12/02/2015 3:01:00 PM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: juliosevero
I'd bet you....every..and I mean EVERY Hispanic gang banger identifies with being Catholic....
32 posted on 12/02/2015 3:05:09 PM PST by Osage Orange (I'm a bigot...because I don't want Muslims coming to America.....)
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To: Jean2
"As someone who was born and raised a Catholic," you must have some direct insight into these trends. Any ideas on what causes profligacy where Catholicism tends to be most prevalent?

I'm not bashing Catholicism only. The Protestant South is rife with divorce and remarriage, so we have our own problems.

33 posted on 12/02/2015 3:07:11 PM PST by fwdude
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To: OpusatFR

An interesting observation I made while working on my economics degree. Not a study but an observation, see what you think.

Almost no countries that are predominantly Catholic ever come close to recognizing their economic potential or providing a decent standard of living for the working class.

Frequently the structure is a wealthy elite and then poverty. Many of what are considered 3rd world countries(excluding those of Africa) are Catholic. The poverty is probably what contributes to the violence.

Search Google for 20 most dangerous cities of the world, all but 2(new Orleans, Detroit) are in central and south America.

Go through your mind and think of all the Catholic countries you can and you will see the pattern.


34 posted on 12/02/2015 3:13:58 PM PST by fingers_crossed
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To: miss marmelstein

I am sorry but you must be really dumb to think anyone would be happy about this. I said it was interesting and it is, in a very, very sad way.


35 posted on 12/02/2015 3:18:46 PM PST by MamaB (Heb. 13:2)
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To: fingers_crossed

Gee, your description sounds a lot like Obama’s America - rich, corrupt upperclass and people out of work. Of course, as an English Literature major prior to 1980, I believe America is and was a Protestant nation. I used to think that wasn’t a bad thing...


36 posted on 12/02/2015 3:21:00 PM PST by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: I like to destroy the Turks (Moslims))
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To: miss marmelstein

I said it was very sad and that is what I meant. People claim to live for Christ but seem to worship the devil. Don’t you find that sad?


38 posted on 12/02/2015 3:26:45 PM PST by MamaB (Heb. 13:2)
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To: fwdude

How true that is. Just look at Northern Island throughout history. Although I have no proof of this; from what have gathered over the years; one of the big problems is the infiltration of the catholic church by the left. JMHO


39 posted on 12/02/2015 3:28:07 PM PST by Jean2 (ox)
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To: miss marmelstein

Protestant nations tend to rebound from setbacks, Catholics not so much. I did a study on the history of coffee, which led to a study on Brazil, because at one time it controlled 80% of the coffee market. With all its land and natural resources there is no reason it should be one of the world’s wealthiest nations and an economic powerhouse.

But it is still considered a developing country...it is the B in BRIC countries...brazil Russia india china


40 posted on 12/02/2015 3:28:41 PM PST by fingers_crossed
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