In Irlanda del Nord la lotta armata tra fazioni politiche “cattoliche” e “protestanti” si spera sia conclusa per sempre, tuttavia, i risvolti sociali derivanti dalle differenti appartenenze ecclesiali della popolazione, influenzano ancora pesantemente la società.

In Northern Ireland, the armed struggle between “Catholic” and “Protestant” political factions is hopefully over for good, however, the social implications resulting from the different ecclesiastical affiliations of the population still heavily influence society.
In Irlanda del Nord la lotta armata tra fazioni politiche “cattoliche” e “protestanti” si spera sia conclusa per sempre, tuttavia, i risvolti sociali derivanti dalle differenti appartenenze ecclesiali della popolazione, influenzano ancora pesantemente la società. In Northern Ireland, the armed struggle between “Catholic” and “Protestant” political factions is hopefully over for good, however, the social implications resulting from the different ecclesiastical affiliations of the population still heavily influence society.
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Northern Ireland - Religion, Protestantism, Catholicism: The demographic balance between Protestants and Roman Catholics in Northern Ireland is becoming increasingly delicate. Catholics now make up about two-fifths of the population, and their slightly higher birth rate has led to speculation that they eventually will become the larger of the “two communities.” Although Protestants continue to be a majority, they are perhaps best thought of as a “majority of minorities,” in that the Protestant community comprises a mosaic of distinct denominations that vary enormously in size. The most substantial Protestant denomination in Northern Ireland, the Presbyterians, makes up more than one-fifth of the population. About one in
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