Roman Catholic Priests
Editors
Corwin E. Smidt
Document Type
Chapter
Publication Date
2004
Publication Title
Pulpit and Politics: Clergy in American Politics at the Advent of the Millennium
Publisher
Baylor University Press
Publisher Location
Waco, TX
First page number:
235
Last page number:
246
Abstract
In recent years, there has been increased interest in the politics of Roman Catholicism among academic observers and political activists alike. Such attention to the political behavior of Catholics is not surprising: by any measure, Catholics are an enormous constituency, representing the largest religious denomination in the United States. Further, this huge component of the U.S. population is disproportionately concentrated in large, urban, “swing” states rich in electoral votes (Bendyna and Perl 2000). Thus, the size and geographical dispersion of the Catholic vote renders American Catholics of great interest to observers of United States politics.
Disciplines
American Politics | Catholic Studies | Political Science | Religion
Language
English
Repository Citation
Jelen, T. G.
(2004).
Roman Catholic Priests. In Corwin E. Smidt,
Pulpit and Politics: Clergy in American Politics at the Advent of the Millennium
235-246.
Waco, TX: Baylor University Press.
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