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Re:What I learned trying to classify abortion access across ... by tsimionescu on Monday July 18, 2022 @04:25PM (#32143188)
The Catholic Church is one of the oldest and richest institutions on Earth. Its views on contraception are still way out on the fringes of public opinion.
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Re:What I learned trying to classify abortion access across ... by spread_love on Monday July 18, 2022 @05:29PM (#32144067)
There are about 70 million Catholics in the US, 20% of the population. Are a majority of their members' views on abortion out of line with the Catholic Church? They're a pretty sizable part of "public opinion."
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Re:What I learned trying to classify abortion access across ... by tsimionescu on Monday July 18, 2022 @05:56PM (#32144466)
> Are a majority of their members' views on abortion out of line with the Catholic Church?

Yes. Also, I was specifically talking about contraception, not abortion.

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Re:What I learned trying to classify abortion access across ... by spread_love on Monday July 18, 2022 @07:01PM (#32145222)
Oh, they aren't very good Catholics then! Those numbers are much higher amongst practicing Catholics, and their self-reported views on abortion are very mainstream, not on the fringes at all.
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