Talk:Roman Catholicism in El Salvador

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Articles for deletion This article was nominated for deletion on September 20, 2006. The result of the discussion was keep.

[edit] Nomination for Deletion

See the deletion talk page. Put comments there. That page also contains suggestions to fix the article. RickReinckens 01:38, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

The following suggestions were offered by Rick Reinckens on September 20, 2006 at 01:33 UTC, as part of a deletion discussion. I am copying them here for convenience, because I feel them very helpful in improving the article.

  • Is there anything signficant, unusual or unique about Roman Catholicism in El Salvador as opposed to elsewhere?
  • Do they conduct Mass in languages other than Spanish?
  • Do they have any particular saints special to their country?
  • Do they have any religious feasts / festivals specific to their country?
  • Do they have any practices, rituals, etc., not commonly found elsewhere?
  • Who brought Roman Catholicism to El Salvador?
  • When? Where?
  • How did it spread?
  • Are there any synchretistic practices such as ancestor worship that often occurs in certain parts of South America among native peoples who are allegedly Catholic?
  • Does Roman Catholicism have any special recognition or status from the government, either officially or unofficially?
  • Attitude of other religions in El Salvador toward R.C. in E.S.
  • Attitude of El Salvadoran general public toward R.C. in E.S.
  • What percent of the population is Catholic?
  • Are there any Catholic universities, seminaries, etc.,?
  • Is it spread pretty evenly throughout the nation or is it concentrated in particular areas and if so, where?

--Andrew Levine 01:10, 21 September 2006 (UTC)


I'm glad to see this article was expanded instead of deleted! RickReinckens 03:29, 25 September 2006 (UTC)