This was a time when many members of local royalty was adopting Catholicism.
Keightley appears to have temporarily adopted Catholicism, the religion of his master.
It designated peoples who were culturally Hispanic (that is, they were not living in traditional Indian communities) and had adopted Catholicism.
The gentry with time started to adopt Catholicism while the common people by large remained faithful to Eastern Orthodoxy.
She was the favorite of his father, but before his death, adopted Catholicism, as he wrote later, "under the circumstances, suggests a direct effect of mother."
Later, many black slaves adopted Catholicism as the religion of their owners.
The Lombards adopted Catholicism as they entered Italy, also during the 6th century.
Towards the end of the novel, Hélène forsakes her former religion and adopts Catholicism.
However, later most of the descendants of Orthodox migrants later adopted Catholicism.
Geevarghese's family adopted Catholicism when he was in high school.