Germany became a protestant country because it was the birth place of Protestantism (Martin Luther, remember?). However, a poll done by Der Spiegel magazine in 2008 revealed there are more Catholics (30%) than Protestants (29.9%) by a hairline. As they say, the death of the Catholic Church is highly exaggerated. Those with no religion (34.1%) outnumber the Catholics. I think this was brought about by the integration of East Germany into West Germany.
The protestant
He converted from Catholicism and became a Protestant.
Germany
Germany
Roman Catholic AnswerThat would include England, the Netherlands, northern Germany, all of Scandinavia.
It became a Protestant State.
Europe; Germany
protestant and catholic are the majorities
Germany
martin luther
The Kingdom in Prussia, and Sweden, most of what became northern Germany were protestant, and Austria and what became southern Germany were Catholic under the Empire's rule that everyone in a principality had to be the religion of the prince. Throughout this entire century, the various princes fought and they were oftentimes of different religions.
No. He was originally an English-born Catholic who later became Protestant.