By 2005 the Taizé commune where he was prior had drawn thousands of visitors annually and included almost 100 Protestant and Roman Catholic adherents, who took monastic vows.
There is a risk, the cardinal said, of Islam becoming a "state religion" by the backdoor.Keith Clements, secretary of the Geneva-based Conference of European Churches, which groups over 100 Protestant and Orthodox religious groups, says his members must gear up for a sometimes difficult dialogue with Muslims of all stripes, from moderates to militants.
Participants reported the following religious affiliations: Buddhist (3%), Catholic (22%), Christian (25%), Christian Orthodox (2%), Hindu (1%), Jewish (4%), Muslim (2%), Protestant (7%), Sikh (1%), Spiritual (11%), none of these (21%), and Other (1%).
Education level and religion were associated, with school attendance less common among Muslim women (55.1%, 76/138), than Catholic (39.2%, 40/102) or Protestant women (32.7%, 52/159; P < 0.001).
Religious affiliations were as follows: Buddhist (1%) Catholic (20%), Christian (32%), Christian Orthodox (1%), Hindu (1%), Jewish (3%), Protestant (14%), Spiritual (10%), none of these (12%), and Other (6%).
Religious affiliation was divided between none (30.4%), Catholic (29.5%), Protestant (17.9%) and Muslim (22.3%).
In response, the Nazis arrested 700 Protestant pastors.
The alliance comprises 233 Protestant groups and ministries in 121 nations.
In the late 20th century there were some 50 Protestant religious communities.
The council unites about 350 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 560 million Christians.
The police clashed with more than 300 Protestant rioters at a flash point in north Belfast, above.
