U.S. Catholics Concerned About Persecution of Christians and Other Social Problems

Although 40 percent of American Catholics believe that there is severe persecution of Christians around the world, they rank this as less important than other human rights issues such as human trafficking, poverty, climate change and the refugee crisis.

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George Marlin, chairman of Aid to the Church in Need-USA (ACNUSA), feels this shows the need “to increase the engagement level of the US Catholic Church when it comes to global Christian persecution—both at the grassroots and leadership levels. The issue has to become a priority.”

ACNUSA conducted the poll of 1,000 Catholic adults from January 16 to January 24, 2018.

“What we hope our poll will do is show the bishops and their priests that the laity need more education and leadership to give them a stronger sense of the seriousness and pervasiveness of Christian persecution around the world. We have an obligation to raise our voice and stand up for persecuted Christians,” Marlin states.

Full results of the poll are available at the website of Aid to the Church in Need.

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