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Mexico is predominantly Roman Catholic (about 89% of the population). It is the nation with the second largest Catholic population, behind Brazil and before the United States. Also, 6% of the population adheres to various Protestant/Restoration faiths (e.g. Latter-day Saints, Pentecostal), and the remaining 5% of the population adhering to other religions or professing no religion. Some of the country's Catholics (notably those of indigenous background) syncretize Catholicism with various elements of Aztec or Mayan religions. The Virgin of Guadeloupe has long been a symbol enshrining the major aspirations of Mexican society. According to anthropologist Eric R. Wolf, the Guadeloupe symbol links family, politics, and religion; the colonial past and the independent present; and the indigenous and the Mexican. Judaism has been practiced in Mexico for centuries, and there are estimated to be more than 45,000-50,000 (some estimates say 60,000) Jews in Mexico today. Islam is mainly practiced by members of the Arab, Turkish, and other expatriate communities, though there very small percentage of the indigenous population in Chiapas state practices Islam. Mexico has a very tiny Sikh population in the country. |
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