It was more of a rhethorical question and I wanted to imply, that it’s not a significant number. But data (even if it’s somewhat poorly presented) is always appreciated.
I’m surprised to see that there are more catholics than I’d have guessed and one could argue that the pope is a religious icon whose word matters to many even if they’re not part of his specific denomination.
But on the other hand, a lot of people who represent as catholics may have been raised catholic but we don’t know how much of a role that plays in their life and their political views or how much they really follow religious authority. I was raised catholic myself and for loads of people who are part of that church, the word of the pope isn’t really their law to live by.
And then there’s also cognitive dissonance, that I imagine to play a big role with MAGA-hats.
All in all, I’d say the pope’s influence is fairly limited there.
How many Americans are catholics though? (And how many of those are hispanics anyways?)
It’s easy to ignore the pope, when he’s not even part of your denomination.
Please refer to this terribly colored pie chart for your answer.
It was more of a rhethorical question and I wanted to imply, that it’s not a significant number. But data (even if it’s somewhat poorly presented) is always appreciated.
I’m surprised to see that there are more catholics than I’d have guessed and one could argue that the pope is a religious icon whose word matters to many even if they’re not part of his specific denomination.
But on the other hand, a lot of people who represent as catholics may have been raised catholic but we don’t know how much of a role that plays in their life and their political views or how much they really follow religious authority. I was raised catholic myself and for loads of people who are part of that church, the word of the pope isn’t really their law to live by.
And then there’s also cognitive dissonance, that I imagine to play a big role with MAGA-hats.
All in all, I’d say the pope’s influence is fairly limited there.
At least the chart is in legend order, I guess.