What countries are considered Catholic

[SeanF1989]

The ones that spring to my mind are -

Italy, France, Spain, Ireland, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Poland, El Salvador.

Which ones have I missed out?

 

[ConstantineTG]

Philippines

 

[stanczyk]

Malta
Monaco
Andorra
San Marino

 

[Paul2274]

Rats! I was going to say Malta

 

[grasscutter]

With Ireland, I think it depends where you are.

 

[TevereNauta]

And don’t forget other parts of South America, which has traditionally been a bastion of the Church: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador, etc. And in Europe Hungary, Austria, Bavaria (in Germany, it’s true) the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Croatia, et al.

But, as well all know, secular humanism has been usurping the Church’s place in Europe (to paint with a large brush) while Protestantism has been making inroads in South America. While Africa, which heretofore hadn’t had a large Catholic population, is now the fastest growing Catholic continent on earth.

I guess my point is: some countries which have embraced the Faith are lamentably losing it, while others that had it not are gaining it. If you ask this question in 30 years, you’ll have a different answer I suspect, while if you had asked it 30 years ago, one would be surprised at how far the West’s Faith has flagged.

Oh, d’oh, can’t forget Vatican City can we?

 

[Leegal]

Here’s a list by population.

Catholic Stats by Country

 

[ChrisRedfield47]

Well certainly the vast majority of South America is Catholic. Even though Wikipedia at times is not a good source, you can check the following link of Catholicism by country:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_by_country

 

[ChrisRedfield47]

POLAND.

Here’s a list by population.

Catholic Stats by Country

Nice timing

 

[charliedrake]

A bigger concern is what type of country does Obama believe America is??

 

[ConstantineTG]

Oh, and East Timor. They used to be part of Indonesia but gained independence because they are 90% Catholic and they just didn’t fit in a Muslim country.

 

[ConstantineTG]

A bigger concern is what type of country does Obama believe America is??

America was never Catholic, in that it has always been a minority religion there. America is Christian, mostly Protestant and Anglican.

 

[Hokomai]

What is a Catholic country? One with a majority? A plurality? Religion in the constitution or law? I look forward to the day when no country is by law attached to any religion.

 

[grasscutter]

I was totally surprised that Canada was 44.30% Catholic.

 

[stanczyk]

What is a Catholic country? One with a majority? A plurality? Religion in the constitution or law? I look forward to the day when no country is by law attached to any religion.

I was thinking this the thread is in reference to countries where Catholicism is the state religion. But then again, I’m not really sure.

As for the day when no country is “attached to any religion,” that isn’t really any of your business to decide. In some countries the Catholic faith has been an intimate fixture of the legal system two thousand years. It’s for the people of that nation to decide how to govern the relationship between church and state.

I look forward to the day when the right of sovereign nations to religious self determination is respected by everybody.

 

[Rence]

I was thinking this the thread is in reference to countries where Catholicism is the state religion. But then again, I’m not really sure.

As for the day when no country is “attached to any religion,” that isn’t really any of your business to decide. In some countries the Catholic faith has been an intimate fixture of the legal system two thousand years. It’s for the people of that nation to decide how to govern the relationship between church and state.

I look forward to the day when the right of sovereign nations to religious self determination is respected by everybody.

There’s really no reason in the world to be rude to Hokomai. This whole thread is “nobody’s business”. And Hokomai didn’t say that it was anyone’s business to decide – just gave an opinion like anyone else on a discussion forum. Can we try to all get along and play nice?

 

[stanczyk]

There’s really no reason in the world to be rude to Hokomai. This whole thread is “nobody’s business”. And Hokomai didn’t say that it was anyone’s business to decide – just gave an opinion like anyone else on a discussion forum. Can we try to all get along and play nice?

I’m expressing my opinion, like anyone else on a discussion forum.

 

[ProVobis]

Here’s a list by population.

Catholic Stats by Country

Looks like they’re not counting the Orthodox Catholics?

 

[_Abyssinia]

I would suggest separating the countries with high numbers of nominal countries and those countries with high numbers of practicing Catholics.

 

[ConstantineTG]

I would suggest separating the countries with high numbers of nominal countries and those countries with high numbers of practicing Catholics.

And how do you do that? Usually percentage of Catholics in a country is the number of baptismal certificates the Church issues in that country. Whether these people do attend church or not is anybody’s guess. Its not like there are attendance checkers or punch cards right beside the Holy Water at the entrance.