Timorese who had been nominally Catholic, joined the Protestant community.
From now on, this was the territory of the Wapisianas and would be nominally Catholic instead of vaguely Anglican.
Minton himself was nominally Catholic and had shunned Christianity for most of his life; he only began to occasionally attend mass following his retirement.
After establishing their rule through kings who were nominally Catholic, the Portuguese encouraged and coerced conversion of the locals to the Catholic faith.
East Timor has been nominally Catholic since early in the Portuguese colonial period.
Pop psychology has replaced theology, and unfortunately you end up with individuals who are Catholic nominally but don't understand their faith.
Although the majority of Spaniards are nominally Catholic, Spain has no official state religion.
Hérouxville has a small population of about 1,300 residents who are entirely White, francophone, and nominally Catholic.
Though nominally Catholic, they preserve many of their pre-Catholic traditions.