A surprising number of Catholics in the United States believe that abortion should be legal.
The Catholic Church’s teaching on the issue of abortion is clear.catechism of the catholic church state:
Since the first century, the Church has recognized that all abortions are morally wrong. This teaching has not changed since then. Direct abortion, that is, voluntary abortion as an end or a means, is highly contrary to moral law.
Therefore, participating in abortion is a serious crime punishable by excommunication in the Catholic Church.
but According to data collected by Pew Research Centera majority of U.S. Catholics (61%) believe abortion should be legal, a number that reflects all U.S. adults.
Of that high proportion, more than a fifth (22%) think abortion should be legal. in all cases, while 39% said abortion should be legal in most cases. Only 38% of Catholics think abortion should be illegal, and 11% of them think it should be legal in all cases.
Interestingly, there is a correlation between attitudes toward abortion and Catholics who regularly attend Mass.
Catholics who attend Mass weekly are far less likely to support abortion, at just 34%, according to a Pew Research survey. Meanwhile, Catholics who attend Mass monthly or not at all were much more likely to support abortion, at 68%.
So the data is clear. There is a link between conformity with Christian ethics and regular participation in a community of faith.
Meanwhile, new data shows that views of Catholicism have changed significantly in just a few years.
2018, Pew Research It turns out that only 48% of Catholics She believed that abortion should be legal. The factors driving the dramatic change in acceptance of abortion, other than reversal of abortion, are not immediately clear. Roe vs. Wade And the cultural acceptance of abortion will become even more widespread.
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