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Lebanon
Index
Catholics who accept the full primacy of the Holy See and
follow the Latin rite comprised less than 1 percent of the
population in the 1980s. The Lebanese refer to them as Latins to
distinguish them from Uniate groups. The Latin community is
extremely variegated, since both laity and clergy, including large
numbers of foreigners, are mainly Europeans. As Roman Catholics,
they acknowledge the supreme authority of the Pope in Rome,
venerate the Virgin Mary and the saints, and recognize the seven
sacraments of baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist (the sacrament
of the Lord's Supper), confession and penance, ordination,
matrimony, and extreme unction (given when facing the danger of
death). Members of the clergy are celibate.
Data as of December 1987
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