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This. The Catholic Church supports both the Theory of Evolution and the Big Bang Theory (no jokes about the TV show please). So don't blame the Catholic Churc
by kjackson2012 13y ago
This. The Catholic Church supports both the Theory of Evolution and the Big Bang Theory (no jokes about the TV show please). So don't blame the Catholic Church for this one. Given that South Korea is split between Catholics and Buddhists, it doesn't seem like there is a particularly religious reason for this trend.
- rdouble 13y agoSouth Korean christians are mostly protestants, not catholics. edit: it looks like Catholicism has been growing over the past 10 years, but there are still more Protestants. In any case South Korea is not "split between Catholics and Buddhists," the largest denomination is Presbyterian and 46% identify as not religious at all.
- philsnow 13y agoMy impression is that it's largely non-catholics these days, but JP2 canonized (or at least started the process for) hundreds if not thousands of Koreans.
- DanBC 13y agoChristian 31.6% (Protestant 24%, Roman Catholic 7.6%) Buddhist 24.2%, other or unknown 0.9% none 43.3% (2010 survey) (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/...) People and Society section.