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The AP Gets Catholicism in America Today All Wrong

Haven’t got a prayer. Or a clue.

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People attend mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Christmas Eve in New York City, December 24, 2023.

Jeenah Moon/Reuters

Twenty-one percent of the 261 million people who make up the adult population of the United States identify as Roman Catholic, according to the Pew Research Center.

That’s 54,810,000 Catholics in America, and apparently not even one works for the Associated Press — at least, not one who knows what he’s talking about.

Becket Adams

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Becket Adams

Becket Adams is a columnist for National Review, the Washington Examiner, and The Hill.

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