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Pope Francis, on the last day of his trip to Thailand, said that the Thai people should not see Christianity as a foreign religion. Although Christians comprise less than 1 percent of the total population and are largely treated well in modern times, this was not always the case. Catholics were heavily persecuted in Thailand during World War 2.
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