... only has authority over priests in Rhode Island, which has a higher percentage of Catholics than any other state. The bishop said he would probably not personally give Kennedy Communion and might ... the church) to make everybody follow your Catholic role, then nobody would vote for Catholics because it’s clear that when you get the authority, you’re going to be guided by your faith,&# ...

... on the issue of healthcare reform legislation, they certainly do not want the bishops telling Catholics that they should oppose healthcare reform if it includes coverage for abortion that they themselves, ... that, and our poll results prove it. This conversation about healthcare and what Catholics think about it is, however, bigger than reforming healthcare and health insurance in the United ...

... decisions that have an impact on their lives and the lives of their families. When we asked Catholics, they said that their understanding of social justice includes extending health care to the whole ... HMO, hospital system, pharmacy or clinic has a conscience or a religion. American Catholics can picture themselves as patients, and want to be able to get birth control and condoms when they go to ...

... suggest the exact opposite conclusion: Catholic influence is maximized when Catholics are unified--and when it came to the Stupak Amendment, they were anything but. The idea that the Catholic Church has a ... them are from the South, the positive vote for the amendment says more about Baptists than it does about Catholics. As Willliam Galston points out, the majority of the 64 Democrats who joined ...

... than that. Can you explain why? SHARLET: Well, exact-, I think it's unfair to Catholics, I think it's unfair to evangelicals. First of all, most of the press has focused on Catholics despite the fact ... or most cases. The figures were almost exactly reversed for "less observant" Catholics -- 61 percent said abortion should be legal in all or most cases, compared to 29 percent ...

... 1983 rescript corrected that advice. Consequently, Anglicans or others who are Freemasons wishing to become Catholics will have to discard their aprons: this may keep the numbers of potential converts down. It ... " infidelity and adultery seem often to be viewed with some indulgence. It is important that Catholics rest their challenge to Freemasonry on the clear theological arguments which I ...