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Pew Research CenterNovember 13, 2019
2. Most congregants trust clergy to give advice about religious issues, fewer trust clergy on personal matters

Evangelical Protestants more confident than other groups that clergy can give good advice about religious and personal topics

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2. Most congregants trust clergy to give advice about religious issues, fewer trust clergy on personal matters
Americans rank ethics of religious leaders below doctors, above politicians, lawyers and journalists
Protestants more likely than Catholics to be very close with their clergy
Majority of attenders have ‘a lot’ of confidence that religious leaders can provide guidance on religious issues, but they have less confidence in other areas
Evangelical Protestants more confident than other groups that clergy can give good advice about religious and personal topics
Evangelicals, Republicans more likely to trust their clergy’s advice on abortion
U.S. congregants more comfortable seeking advice from clergy on doubts about religion than other problems
About half of Christians would be very comfortable going to their clergy to talk about doubting their religion
Vast majority of attenders are at least somewhat satisfied with the sermons at their place of worship
Most attenders satisfied with the amount of political discussion in sermons
More than four-in-ten attenders unsure of the political leanings of their clergy
Evangelicals especially likely to agree with their clergy about politics
Eight-in-ten evangelical Protestants have a lot of confidence in scripture to answer questions about their religion’s teachings
Most Catholics trust in pope’s guidance on Catholic teachings
Christian clergy’s messages tend to be negative about atheists and positive about Jews, according to people in the pews

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