California's Fifth Consecutive Catholic Governor Exemplifies the Faith's Deep Roots
The AP Voter Poll found about 6 in 10 Catholic voters backed Becerra, who also plans to convert more than 500 death sentences.
- Xavier Becerra was elected California governor this week, becoming the state's fifth consecutive Catholic to hold the office, reflecting Catholicism's enduring influence in the state.
- Catholic voters, particularly Latinos, drove the outcome; about 7 in 10 Latino Catholics supported Becerra, according to The AP Voter Poll, a survey of roughly 100,000 midterm voters.
- California Catholicism remains politically diverse, as Becerra exemplifies how faith informs politics while voters balance progressive social teaching with official church stances on abortion and in vitro fertilization.
- Spanish Franciscan priests founded 21 missions that remain deeply ingrained in California culture; though many now operate as parishes, historians note the mission system caused a demographic decline of Indigenous populations.
- Governor Gavin Newsom recently changed more than 500 death sentences to life in prison, a move celebrated by the California Catholic Conference, reflecting tensions between church teachings and state policy.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — As he campaigned for California governor, Xavier Becerra reflected on the way his Catholic upbringing informs his politics. “The sanctity of life is something that’s really ingrained in you,” the Democrat and former
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FILE – Democratic presidential candidate Jerry Brown, center, attends a church service at St. Cecilia Catholic church in Los Angeles, May 10, 1992. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File) LOS ANGELES (AP) — As he campaigned for California governor, Xavier Becerra reflected on the way his Catholic upbringing informs his politics. “The sanctity of […]
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — As he campaigned for California governor, Xavier Becerra reflected on the way his Catholic upbringing informs his politics. “The sanctity of life is something that’s really ingrained in you,” the Democrat and former U.S. health and human services secretary said earlier this year. He then explained his rationale, confounding to some,...
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