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Catholic to Catholic-ish: 45 percent in U.S. feel connected to the faith

c. 2015 Religion News Service

(RNS) Sam Clark wasn’t reared as a Catholic. He never converted, either.

Yet Clark, 50, of Carson City, Michigan, likes Pope Francis—“the most ecumenical pope in my lifetime”—and the church’s teachings also appeal to Clark, who has many Catholic relatives and friends.