Catholics (and Protestants) on the contraception mandate

The new Century editorial offers qualified support for the Catholic bishops' position in their flap with the White House over contraception coverage:

We disagree with the Catholic bishops' stance on birth control—as do a
great many American Catholics—and we think that the common good is
enhanced by providing wide access to contraception. Nevertheless, we
think the common good is also enhanced when religious believers—and
religious institutions—are free to act in the public square without
sacrificing their religious identity.

A new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute puts some numbers to that "great many American Catholics" reference. Lisa Fullam has some helpful general thoughts on this.