According to the new poll, 63% of Catholic adults say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, and 68% say Roe should be left as is. Supreme Court to end the constitutional right to abortion by reversing its 1973 Roe v. Conference of Catholic Bishops recently called on Catholics nationwide to pray for the U.S.
The poll, conducted in mid-May, shows a clear gap between the prevalent views of American Catholics, and some recent high-profile actions taken by the church's leaders.įor example, leaders of the U.S. Most of them say abortion should be legal, favor greater inclusion of LGBT people, and oppose the denial of Communion for politicians who support abortion rights, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. are not shared by a majority of lay Catholics. The hardline stances of many conservative Catholic bishops in the U.S.
