Catholic World News ^ | 8/19/2010
Posted on Thursday, August 19, 2010 12:22:04 PM by markomalley
48% of the nation’s Catholics now identify themselves as Democrats, while 43% identify themselves as Republicans, according to a survey released August 19 by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. In 2006, 52% of Catholics identified themselves as Democrats, while 39% identified themselves as Republicans. White and Hispanic Catholics have become increasingly divided on party affiliation. In 2006, 49% of white Catholics and 63% of Hispanic Catholics called themselves Democrats, while 43% of white Catholics and 30% of Hispanic Catholics called themselves Republicans. Four years later, 41% of white Catholics and 71% of Hispanic Catholics call themselves Democrats, while 50% of white Catholics and 22% of Hispanic Catholics called themselves Republicans Among the survey’s other findings (survey results for Catholics did not differ greatly from Americans overall):
* only 37% of Catholics believe that churches should express views on political and social issues (vs. 45% in 2006)
* 64% of Catholics believe it is important for members of Congress to have strong religious beliefs
* 71% of Catholics believe that religion is losing its influence on public life (vs. 61% a year ago)
* 62% of Catholics believe that religion is losing its influence on government leaders (vs. 40% a year ago) A year ago, 51% of Catholics said that President Obama-- who was baptized in the United Church of Christ at the age of 27-- is a Christian, while 10% said he is a Muslim and 36% said they did not know. Only 32% of Catholics now say he is Christian, while 18% say he is Muslim and 46% do not know.
Thanks for your post.
But you can correct the record a thousand times, and the same libelous venom will be posted a thousand and one times.
Best to ignore.
Well, not everyone. Roman Catholicism isn't losing influence on democrats. Roman Catholicism elected Obama.
White US Catholics move toward GOP, Hispanic Catholics toward Democrats
This is bad news for our country. For every one person who joins the RCC, four Roman Catholics leave the RCC. The RCC in this country is bleeding members. The membership statistics for RCs in this country remain flat because this exodus of Roman Catholics from the RCC is only offset by the huge influx of Hispanics.