Joe Biden, the second Catholic president in United States history, is quite public about his religion — discussing it openly in last fall’s presidential campaign and in the months since taking office, and regularly and publicly attending Catholic church services. So far, however, there is little evidence that Biden’s Catholicism is resulting in unusually high approval ratings from his fellow Catholics. Segments of the American population defined by their religious identity continue to view the president through a partisan, rather than a religious, lens. CONTINUED
Frank Newport, Gallup