Interpreting scripture among Catholics by views about government aid to the poor (2014) Switch to: Views about government aid to the poor among Catholics by interpretation of scripture
% of Catholics who say the holy scripture is…
Views about government aid to the poor | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Does more harm than good | 25% | 40% | 3% | 25% | 7% | 3,398 |
Does more good than harm | 27% | 33% | 2% | 30% | 7% | 3,406 |
Neither/both equally | 17% | 30% | 6% | 27% | 21% | 267 |
Don't know | 30% | 23% | 13% | 23% | 12% | 131 |
Learn More: Word of God; should be taken literally, Word of God; not everything taken literally, Not the word of God