Expert: George A. Card,sfo, M.I - 4/2/2005

Question
How does the Catholic religion rank in size to all other religions in the world?

Thank You,
Frank  

Answer
                  Peace
Dear Frank

Christianity: 2 billion
    1.2 billion of the 2 billion that call themselves Christians are Catholic. The next largest Groups are Protestants( divided in about 34,000 sects) and Orthodox Churches( about 13 major Churches) and "Christian "cults"
Islam: 1.3 billion

Hinduism: 900 million
Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 850 million
Buddhism: 360 million
Chinese traditional religion: 225 million
primal-indigenous: 150 million
African Traditional & Diasporic: 95 million
Sikhism: 23 million
Juche: 19 million
Spiritism: 14 million
Judaism: 14 million
Baha'i: 6 million
Jainism: 4 million
Shinto: 4 million
Cao Dai: 3 million
Tenrikyo: 2.4 million
Neo-Paganism: 1 million
Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand
Rastafarianism: 700 thousand
Scientology: 600 thousand
Zoroastrianism: 150 thousand


I hope this has been some help.
                   your servant but His First
                           george