Majority of U.S. Catholics Express Favorable View of Pope Francis
Most say Francis represents change in the church. And many say the church should allow priests to marry and let Catholics use birth control.
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Most say Francis represents change in the church. And many say the church should allow priests to marry and let Catholics use birth control.
About three-quarters of U.S. Catholics (76%) say abortion should be illegal in some cases but legal in others.
While Biden’s rating is still low among White Christians, positive ratings also fell among Black Protestants and the religiously unaffiliated.
Highly religious Americans are much more likely to see society in those terms, while nonreligious people tend to see more ambiguity.
Among White Americans, worship service attendance remains highly correlated with presidential vote choice.
Among churches that posted their sermons, homilies or worship services online between Aug. 31 and Nov. 8, 2020, two-thirds posted at least one message from the pulpit mentioning the election. But discussion varied considerably among the four major Christian groups included in this analysis.
67% of U.S. Catholics say Joe Biden should be allowed to receive Communion during Mass, while 29% say he should not be allowed to do this.
Half of all U.S. adults think evangelical Christians will lose influence in Washington under President Joe Biden’s new administration.
A new analysis of survey data finds that there has been no large-scale departure from evangelicalism among White Americans.
Although Catholicism has long been one of the largest U.S. religious groups, John F. Kennedy and Joe Biden are the only Catholic presidents.
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