Pope Francis visits Washington, D.C. this week, where he will be the first pontiff to address a joint session of Congress. … Francis has a gift for shaping headlines, and his remarks to Congress are sure to be front-page news.
But how are average Catholic voters actually responding to some of the pope’s most prominent public statements? New research shows that Francis’s statements on religion in public life do matter to Catholic voters, particularly to those most likely to be found in the pews on any given Sunday. CONT.
David T. Buckley & Paul Weber (U. of Louisville), The Monkey Cage