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AP-NORC poll details rift between lay Catholics and bishops

By DAVID CRARY
AP National Writer
The hardline stances of
many conservative Catho-
lic bishops in the U.S. are
not shared by a majority of
lay Catholics. Most of them
say abortion should be le-
gal, favor greater inclusion
of LGBT people, and op-
pose the denial of Com-
munion for politicians who
support abortion rights, ac-
cording to a new poll from
The Associated Press-NORC
Center for Public Affairs Re-
search.
The poll, conducted in mid-
May, shows a clear gap
between the prevalent
views of American Catho-
lics, and some recent high-
profile actions taken by the
church's leaders.
For example, leaders of the
U.S. Conference of Catho-
lic Bishops recently called
on Catholics nationwide to
pray for the U.S. Supreme
Court to end the constitu-
tional right to abortion by
reversing its 1973 Roe v. Migrants watching Pope Francis' Mass in Juarez, Mexico, from a levee along the banks of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas, take part
Wade decision. Accord- in Communion, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016.
ing to the new poll, 63% of Associated Press
Catholic adults say abor-
tion should be legal in all of San Francisco, Salvatore Pelosi to receive Commun- 31% of lay Catholics agree 66% say they should be al-
or most cases, and 68% say Cordileone, announced ion because of her support that politicians supporting lowed access to the sacra-
Roe should be left as is. that he will no longer allow for abortion rights. abortion rights should be ment.
On May 20, the archbishop U.S. House Speaker Nancy According to the poll, only denied Communion, while Continued on next page