Donald Trump and American Catholics

Official presidential photo of President Donald Trump

While President Trump himself is a Presbyterian,[1] he and his administration have enacted many pro-religious liberty and pro-life policies that is supported by most devout Catholics throughout America.

## Contents

* 1 Pro-Catholic efforts/policies
* 2 Opinion among American Catholics
* 2.1 Differentiation between devout Catholics and Cafeteria Catholics
* 2.2 Catholics for Trump
* 3 Comparison with Joe Biden's "Catholicism"
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Pro-Catholic efforts/policies[edit]

See also: Donald Trump achievements

In March 2020, after a teacher sued a Catholic school that fired him for violating Church teachings, the Department of Justice led by President Trump defended the school's decision in a state court.[2]

## Opinion among American Catholics[edit]

President of CatholicVote.org Brian Burch has commented on President Trump's administration as the "most Catholic administration we've had",[3] largely referring to the president's strongly conservative record on social issues.

### Differentiation between devout Catholics and Cafeteria Catholics[edit]

See also: Cafeteria Catholic

A poll conducted in December 2019 found that a majority of active Catholics support Donald Trump, giving overall an approval rating of 52%.[4] This is compared to only 32% of less active Catholics who support Trump.

While a poll in February 2020 has concluded that a majority of Catholics prefer a Democrat candidate over Trump in the 2020 presidential election, it is important to note that the same polling organization found that 53% of Catholics don't believe that abortion is intrinsically evil.[5] This is compared to a subset of only active Catholics, 56% of whom believe that abortion is intrinsically evil.

An EWTN/RCP poll conducted in September 2020 reported that Biden was leading Trump among likely Catholic voters; according to the further statistics, those who frequently attend Mass strongly favor Trump, while those who rarely attend services heavily back Biden.[6]

### Catholics for Trump[edit]

See also: United States presidential election, 2020

It was announced in early March 2020 that Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign will launch a "Catholics for Trump" coalition.[7]

## Comparison with Joe Biden's "Catholicism"[edit]

According to Rachel Campos-Duffy, many Catholics at the 2020 March for Life asserted Donald Trump to be a better Catholic than Joe Biden.[8]

## See also[edit]

* Donald Trump's religious views
* Donald Trump achievements: Religious liberty and LGBT

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 5 faith facts about Donald Trump: A Presbyterian who collects Bibles
2. ↑ Religious Liberty: Trump DOJ Defends Catholic School in State Court
3. ↑ 'The most Catholic administration we've had': Boosters look to capitalize on Trump social issues record
4. ↑ Poll: Majority of ‘Active Catholics’ Support President Trump
5. ↑ Poll: Trump Approval Rises Among Catholic Voters, Still Trails Democrat Candidates
6. ↑ EWTN/RealClear Opinion Poll: Catholics ‘Are Not a Monolithic Group’
7. ↑ Trump campaign to launch ‘Catholics for Trump’ coalition
8. ↑ Two references:
* Trump Makes a Better Catholic Than Biden – Rachel Campos-Duffy on the Todd Starnes Show
* Fox Contributor: People Are Saying Trump's a Better Catholic Than Biden - and Trump's a Protestant

## External links[edit]

* Catholics 4 Trump