BRAVO! Why Is Roman Catholicism The Dominant Religion In The Philippines
Imagine 300 years of being Catholic. That has very deep. Pin On Table Well for starters the Philippines was colonized by Spain for 300 years and the main tool that they used to keep everyone subservient and enforce obedience was religion. Why is roman catholicism the dominant religion in the philippines . It is the only predominantly Christian country in the region and it has one of the highest rates of population growth. As a result the dominant religion in the Philippines is Catholicism. Consequently by the 17th century Catholicism had become the pervasive religion among lowland Filipinos especially in Luzon and the Visayas. In addition to the Christian majority there is a vigorous 4 percent Muslim minority. In the south on the large island of Mindanao many are adherents of Islam. It can trace its history back almost 2000 years. The third-largest Catholic population in the world is found in the Philippines where Catholic practice is fervent and wide-ranging. It ...