Pope Francis has made a statement on climate change at once comprehensive and clear: in June, he released a 192-page environmental encyclical; earlier this month, the Vatican deemed September 1 annual “World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation”; and the pope is expected to address Congress about the urgency of the issue during his trip to the U.S. next month.
A new PRRI/RNS survey finds that American Catholics are much more likely to agree with the pope’s position on climate change than to disagree (47 percent vs. 24 percent): however, one in five (20 percent) Catholics are unfamiliar with his position on the issue. CONT.
Charlotte Gendron & Daniel Cox, Public Religion Research Institute
