Posted on 02/13/2013 8:34:34 AM PST by ExxonPatrolUs
Latin America accounts for 483 million Catholics, or 41.3% of the total Catholic population. Of the 10 countries in the world with the most Catholics, four are in Latin America. Brazil has the highest Catholic population of any country at more than 150 million. Italy has the most Catholics in Europe, with 57 million, while DR Congo has the biggest Catholic population in Africa, ranking ninth in the world with almost 36 million.
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sry, my mistake.
I think “Catholic” is applied rather liberally. That’s like saying there are 300 million “Christians” in the USA. From a Muslim perspective, all Americans are “Christian”. I doubt there is anywhere near 500 million practicing catholics in Latin America. Most follow the religion of Marxist liberation doctrines, or just like us in the West, are little more than token Christians.
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