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CV NEWS FEED // According to a recent survey reported on at the Washington Post, just over half of Catholic priests say they are more liberal than their flocks.
The research was featured in Politics and Religion, a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press. It was conducted by Professor Mark Chaves, a specialist in the sociology of religion, and sociology postdoctoral research associate Joseph Roso, both of Duke University.
The sample used was from the years 2019 and 2020.
The two researchers found that “only 28% of Catholic priests who lead parishes say their political views are about the same as most people in their churches, and a majority” of 53% “say they are more liberal than most of their people.”
Only 20% of Catholic priests surveyed indicated that they were more conservative than their parishioners. Fourteen percent said they were simply “more conservative” and 6% said they were “much more conservative.”
Chaves and Roso compared this data to other Christian denominations, finding that Catholic clergy were among the most liberal relative to their congregations.
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The research was featured in Politics and Religion, a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press. It was conducted by Professor Mark Chaves, a specialist in the sociology of religion, and sociology postdoctoral research associate Joseph Roso, both of Duke University.
The sample used was from the years 2019 and 2020.
The two researchers found that “only 28% of Catholic priests who lead parishes say their political views are about the same as most people in their churches, and a majority” of 53% “say they are more liberal than most of their people.”
Only 20% of Catholic priests surveyed indicated that they were more conservative than their parishioners. Fourteen percent said they were simply “more conservative” and 6% said they were “much more conservative.”
Chaves and Roso compared this data to other Christian denominations, finding that Catholic clergy were among the most liberal relative to their congregations.
Continued below.
Survey: Over Half of Catholic Priests More Liberal Than Their Parishioners
CV NEWS FEED // According to a recent survey reported on at the Washington Post, just over half of Catholic priests say they are more liberal…
catholicvote.org
