Tuesday, April 22, 2008

More Islams than Catholics now

April 1, 2008

According to a Vatican newspaper, Islams now account for 19.2 percent of the world population, while Catholics account for 17.4 percent. The data given was based on 2006, with the Vatican vouching for its data, while data on Muslims came from the United Nations.

Islam has now officially surpassed Roman Catholicism as the world's largest religion.

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