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WASHINGTON (CNS) -- That President Joe Biden is the second Catholic U.S. president is less in dispute among Americans than the practice of his faith, according to a poll released March 30 by the Pew Research Center.
Fifty-eight percent of Americans identified Biden as Catholic in the poll, with 63% of Democrats and Americans who lean Democratic, and 55% of Republicans and those who lean Republican, saying as much. Only 6% thought Biden is Protestant, and 31% replied they weren't sure.
But a cleave has developed between Catholics who identify with one of the two major political parties. Among Catholic Democrats, 89% say Biden is at least somewhat religious, with 51% saying he is "very" religious. But 63% of Catholic Republicans say Biden is either "not too religious" or "not at all religious."
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US President Joe Biden leaves St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church in Wilmington, Delaware, on March 27. (Photo: AFP)
That President Joe Biden is the second Catholic US president is less in dispute among Americans than the practice of his faith, according to a poll released March 30 by the Pew Research Center.
Fifty-eight percent of Americans identified Biden as Catholic in the poll, with 63% of Democrats and Americans who lean Democratic, and 55% of Republicans and those who lean Republican, saying as much. Only 6% thought Biden is Protestant, and 31% replied they weren't sure.