Pew Research Center Survey

A Pew Research Center survey indicates that almost half of all Americans are either Catholic or in some way "connected to Catholicism." The poll headlines the openness of Catholics in name (and in the pews) to non-traditional families (no shock there), but of great interest--and hope--to me was this finding: "among cultural Catholics who were raised in the church, roughly four-in-ten say they could imagine returning to the faith someday." Yes, many have left the pews over the last decades, but almost half are open to returning. The papal visit is a BIG opportunity for the Holy Father--and each of us--to call these Catholics home.