Posted on 11/20/2004 3:14:37 PM PST by NYer
SILVER SPRING, Md. - A religious survey of the incoming U.S. Congress shows an all-time high of 67 Roman Catholic Republicans, including six of the nine new Catholics in the House. There are 86 Catholics from the Democratic Party, Catholics' longtime political home.
The biennial survey is conducted by Albert Menendez of Americans for Religious Liberty and posted on its Web site.
Catholics reached their highest total ever - 153 - and remained the largest denominational group, followed by Baptists (72), Methodists (61), Presbyterians (50), Episcopalians (41), and Jews (37). Six members listed no religious affiliation.
Most totals changed little from 2002. The largest declines were of three seats for Lutherans and Episcopalians.
Faith, Values Coalition formed by Falwell
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Somehow I imagine the USCCB will appoint a subcommittee
to study what to do about this "problem."
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