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PEW RESEARCH: Most U.S. Catholics Say They Want the Church To Be ‘More Inclusive’ – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

PEW RESEARCH: Most U.S. Catholics Say They Want the Church To Be ‘More Inclusive’

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By Patricia Tevington and Gregory A. Smith, Pew Research Center

By Patricia Tevington and Gregory A. Smith, Pew Research Center, April 30, 2025

But there are large divides between Catholics who attend Mass weekly, and those who don’t, in what they want from the church

With the death of Pope Francis, the College of Cardinals is expected to gather May 7 to choose the next head of the Catholic Church. A Pew Research Center survey conducted in early February – before the pope’s hospitalization on Feb. 14 – finds that majorities of U.S. Catholics express views that differ from church teachings on issues such as birth control, marriage and the priesthood. For example:

84% of U.S. Catholics say the church should allow Catholics to use birth control.
83% say the church should allow couples to use in vitro fertilization (IVF) to get pregnant.
68% say the church should allow women to become deacons.
63% say the church should allow priests to get married.
59% say the church should ordain women as priests. ….

PEW RESEARCH: Most U.S. Catholics Say They Want the Church To Be ‘More Inclusive’

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By Patricia Tevington and Gregory A. Smith, Pew Research Center, April 30, 2025

But there are large divides between Catholics who attend Mass weekly, and those who don’t, in what they want from the church

84% of U.S. Catholics say the church should allow Catholics to use birth control.

83% say the church should allow couples to use in vitro fertilization (IVF) to get pregnant.

68% say the church should allow women to become deacons.

63% say the church should allow priests to get married.

59% say the church should ordain women as priests. ….

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