The Pope

The cover of TIME this week is Pope Francis. He played an important role for the relationship between the United States and Cuba. He has visited to the States and made a warm atmosphere there, according to the media. 

The Pope is the leader of the Catholic Church and the head of Vatican. The status has had strong influence on all over the world. 

I'm not a Christian, but I was interested in the Catholic Church when I was young. I read some books written by Shusaku Endo, Shiono Nanami and others. I learned both bright side and dark side of the history. A religion could do anything whether for good or for evil. 

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Catholic Population Decreases in South America

South America has almost a half of Roman Catholics in the area. But the number of people who goes to the Catholic Church has been decreasing in the past few decades. 

I thought the reduction came from because younger generations dislike the strict religious rules such as anti abortion, same sex marriage. But, according to some articles, the reality is different. 

A lot of people have been converted from Catholicism to Protestantism. Most people who becomes Protestant said they did so because they were seeking more personal connection with God, according to the NYT. 

I think religious policies should adopt the life of modern society little by little. I'm not a religious person, so it's just my opinion. 

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