---
title: "Catholics Divided Over Global Warming"
description: "A solid majority of U.S. Catholics believe that Earth is warming. But climate change is a highly politicized issue that sharply divides American Catholics, like the U.S. public as a whole, mainly along political party lines."
date: "2015-06-16"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2015/06/16/catholics-divided-over-global-warming-2/"
categories:
  - "Catholicism"
  - "Climate, Energy & Environment"
  - "Religion & Science"
  - "Religion & Science"
  - "Religious Leaders & Institutions"
---

# Catholics Divided Over Global Warming