The Rise of Christianity in China

Posted on 26. Jul, 2006, in Church of Ireland, Church Teachings, Faith and JusticeComments Off on The Rise of Christianity in China

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Many people today only think of China as the world’s fastest-growing capitalist economy, a place where many Irish jobs are now relocated. When Mao’s Communists came to power in 1949, China had less than a million Protestants and about three million Catholics.  Today there is a phenomenal growth in the number of Christians.  A survey in 2004 put the figures at 18 million Protestants and 12 million Catholics – some even say there are at least 80 million Christians throughout China.  The Rev. Patrick Comerford was part of a delegation to China recently and he told Eileen Good about the changes there.