It’s Easter Sunday and I want to honor Nydia Velaquez and her fellow Catholics with a little statistical round-up.
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There are 68,503,456 Catholics in the United States (22% of the U.S. population),
and 1.1 billion Catholics worldwide. *
6 Cardinals currently lead U.S. archdioceses, none of whom are in NY. **
There are 41,489 priests and 60,715 religious sisters in the US. ***
The country’s 1,341 Catholic high schools educate 674,000 students. ****
There are 3 Catholic high Schools in Nydia’s district. *****
In 2009, 41% of births were aborted in NYC. The national rate is 19% of births.*******
Nydia Velazquez was rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. ********
*United States Council on Catholic Bishops
**United States Council on Catholic Bishops
*** Kenedy “Official Catholic” Directory
**** Kenedy “Official Catholic” Directory
*****Google Maps
****** “God So Loved” hoodie, $36, CatholicToTheMax.com: (from website) “Shout out the truth of God’s abundant love and mercy for all His children by wearing this hoodie and starting great conversation!”
*******Wall Street Journal
********Issues2000.org