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in William Blake's lifetime, (1757 - 1827) were most people protestant or catholic?
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catholic, just like today
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England was overwhelmingly
protestant.
But industrialisation and
urbanisation were eroding
church going.
The fastest growing
denomination was the
Methodists, with their mission
to the industrial areas.
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There have always been more
Catholics than Protestants
over all. Now if you limit
your search to a specific
area, the results would vary.
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In England or the World?
In England, Protestant.
The World, Catholic.
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His country was overwhelmingly
Protestant, but the world as a
whole had (and still has) a
Catholic majority.
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Catholic. England had moved
toward Anglicanism, which is
inbetween Catholic and
Protestant. Anglicans have
Sees (The See of Saint
Augustine), Saints, and
ritual. So, I consider the
Church of England to be as
catholic (small c) as the
Orthodox church, and the Roman
Catholic church.
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