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Pope Urges Thais: Don't See Christianity as 'Foreign'

Reuters

   BANGKOK - Pope Francis paid tribute Friday to Catholics in Thailand who
   suffered or were killed for their faith in the past and urged today's
   Thais not to consider Christianity a "foreign" religion.

   The pope was on his last full day of a visit to Thailand, where the
   dominant culture is closely tied to Buddhism, although the Catholic
   minority of fewer than 1% were generally treated well in modern times.

   On Friday, Francis traveled to Wat Roman, a mostly Catholic area on the
   outskirts of the bustling capital of Bangkok.

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