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In Thailand Converts to Roman Catholicism face initial family opposition
More than 200 adults receive Baptism every year in Bangkok archdiocese, and for some of them the decision is made in the face of stiff opposition from people they love most.
However, after a while, their family members grow to accept their decision, say several new converts to Catholicism in this predominantly Buddhist country.
“Wait until I die before you convert,” was the request of the mother of Ravipun Jaruthawee. Nevertheless, the 25-year-old post-graduate student got baptized secretly this year on Holy Saturday, April 11, at Assumption Cathedral in Bangkok.
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