Report: Islam Has Overtaken Catholicism In France

bigpeace.com ^ | Aug. 19, 2011 | El Cid

[PROCON]

Troubling numbers and facts from Soeren Kern at the Hudson Institute:

“Islamic mosques are being built more often in France than Roman Catholic churches, and there now are more practising Muslims in the country than practising Catholics.

Nearly 150 new mosques currently are under construction in France, home to the biggest Muslim community in Europe. The mosque-building projects are at various stages of completion, according to Mohammed Moussaoui, the president of the Muslim Council of France (CFCM), who provided the data in an August 2 interview with the French radio station RTL.

[PROCON]

Taken together, the research data provides empirical evidence that Islam is well on its way to overtaking Roman Catholicism as the dominant religion in France.

This does not bode well for France, but France has been surrendering to it's enemies for decades...

[NonZeroSum]

While not thrilling, this seems misleading. It’s more about growth rate than absolute numbers. How many new churches do the Catholics need? There’s no way to tell actual relative numbers of French Catholics and Muslims from this, at least not without reading the whole story.

[television is just wrong]

muslim is the fastest growing religion in the world. I am not suprised.

[allmost]

Islam and nukes, what could go wrong?

[SJSAMPLE]

The game is afoot.
Shouldn’t take long for this experiment to show itself.

[the invisib1e hand]

read the comments. everyone talks about what needs to be done, nobody does it.

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Some of the deepest catholic mystics were french. incredible.

[PROCON]

Ping to the Catholic list if you wish.

[citizencon]

There go the topless beaches...not that the Catholic Church condones them.

[Thom Pain]

Dear France. au revoir

[GAB-1955]

I don’t know. The churches are already built.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks PROCON.

[Levante]

And the brain-dead liberal trash claps their hands.

[SunkenCiv]

Ping!

[Blind Eye Jones]

Almost very post modern philosopher of notoriety were French, the major Existentialists were French, the Enlightenment skeptics (Philosophes) were French -- and now that this secular/atheist onslaught has ceased what has happened? Their superior humanity and enlightenment has led to their fall. (With my best French accent) Idiots!

[Cincinna]

Thanks, Civ for the H/T

The article is very misleading. There are more than 40,000 existing RC churches in France. Not to mention Protestant temples. And the evangelical Protestant movement is growing. Last week tens of thousands of French Roman Catholic youth made a pilgrimage to Spain to greet Pope Benedict XVI for the Catholic World Youth Day. The reason Im sure for this article. The leftist/Atheist/Seculae Humanist totally dominate the media in France, just as here, and bashing the Pope and Christianity & Judaism is their favorite sport.

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1657327.php/Catholic-World-Youth-Day-celebrations-take-off-with-mass-in-Spain

Stay informed  about the DSK case and French elections in detail. MAJOR UPDATE: DSK COURT APPEARANCE ON AUG 23. Will the case be dismissed or a trial date set? STAY TUNED!

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[caww]

....there now are more practising Muslims in the country than practising Catholics.

This is quite true....the number of buildings isn't as much the issue as those attending...and that attendance has suffered greatly in France. Just as it is here in the USA.

The difference is the Muslim population has not overtaken in droves here..YET...but it's on the way. Especially with Obama inviting them here...as well the Moswues are recruiting Muslims from the ME to come here...and theose who do go thru the Mosques and Islamic Centers....thus never assimulating into our country....rather buidling Islam's numbers...as their agenda dictates.

[HamiltonJay]

Took hundreds of years to beat back the muslim hordes the last time they invaded europe, now Europe is willinging for the most part setting itself back up for this.