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Christianity: More than it seems

Research: Gianna Grün, Visuals: Golnar KatrahmaniDecember 12, 2014

Most people categorize Christians as being either Catholic or Protestant. But in fact, there are many more branches of Christianity. Life Links takes a closer look - in graphics.

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12.2014 DW Life Links Infografik forchristssake The worlds 2.2 billion Christians
Please note: Numbers are estimates derived from the cited sources. The five largest distinct denominational families of Protestantism are outlined.

In the upcoming episode #forchristssake: Ordain me! you’ll meet three young people all belonging to different branches of Christianity.

Petrus is from the Assyrian minority in Turkey and is member of the Aramaic speaking Syriac Orthodox Church, one of the oldest known Christian denominations. M, from the United States, is Protestant and belongs to the United Methodist Church. And Jaqueline, from Germany, belongs to the Catholic church.

Though from different denominations, all three want to become priests, but are unable to fulfil what they see to be their calling, for various reasons. Watch the trailer here and tune in on December 13th to find out what they are doing about it.

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