tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031371770440010046.post8816968588863292945..comments2024-02-24T19:28:28.716+11:00Comments on Psallite Sapienter: Valerian, Confessor under the VandalsJoshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17387698013828199070noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031371770440010046.post-57372631530132212752009-12-16T10:32:01.405+11:002009-12-16T10:32:01.405+11:00True - but these cater solely for non-natives: eve...True - but these cater solely for non-natives: everyone knows it is death for a Muslim to convert.<br /><br />The Catholic dioceses in these parts date from the days of European colonization and settlement: remember that Algeria had 1 million European settlers (the "Pieds-Noirs") until the end of the Algerian War for independence, when nearly all those 1 million people left for mainlandJoshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387698013828199070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031371770440010046.post-79116029106389254002009-12-16T01:30:58.053+11:002009-12-16T01:30:58.053+11:00There are still some active Catholic dioceses in N...There are still some active Catholic dioceses in North Africa (in Libya and Algeria)and also some Coptic and Protestant Christians in those countries. (See the Wikipedia articles on "Christianity in Algeria" and "Religions" under "Libya.")<br /><br />J.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com