1/ 🔥 The headlines from the Feb 9 Religious Liberty Commission hearing are sparking a firestorm. Conservative activist Carrie Prejean Boller claimed "Catholics don’t embrace Zionism.
But the data tells a different story. 🧵👇
But the data tells a different story. 🧵👇
2/ Boller’s rhetoric—complete with a Palestinian flag pin and "America First" isolationism—frames her personal stance as the "Catholic position."
In reality, the 70 million U.S. Catholics are a nuanced, pluralistic community grounded in peace, not extremism.
In reality, the 70 million U.S. Catholics are a nuanced, pluralistic community grounded in peace, not extremism.
3/ Let’s look at the data (Pew 2025 / IJCR):
✅ 89% of U.S. Catholics hold positive or neutral views of Jewish people.
✅ 42% favor a two-state solution—the plurality position.
✅ The Catholic vote is split 50/50 politically. There is no "single activist line."
✅ 89% of U.S. Catholics hold positive or neutral views of Jewish people.
✅ 42% favor a two-state solution—the plurality position.
✅ The Catholic vote is split 50/50 politically. There is no "single activist line."
4/ Unlike some groups, only 25% of Catholics view Israel through "biblical prophecy." Instead, the majority view the region through the lens of Human Dignity and Proportionality.
Faith for most Catholics is about ethics, not geopolitical maximalism.
Faith for most Catholics is about ethics, not geopolitical maximalism.
/ We are seeing a dangerous "Horseshoe Theory" in action. Both the far-right "America First" movement and the far-left converge on the same tropes:
• Portraying Zionism as uniquely malevolent.
• Questioning Jewish self-determination.
• Focusing on "global power" tropes.
• Portraying Zionism as uniquely malevolent.
• Questioning Jewish self-determination.
• Focusing on "global power" tropes.
6/ Boller’s rhetoric ignores Nostra Aetate (1965), the landmark Vatican II document that explicitly condemned antisemitism and called for a "common patrimony" between Christians and Jews.
Her stance isn't just radical; it’s a departure from modern Church teaching.
Her stance isn't just radical; it’s a departure from modern Church teaching.
7/ While 53% of Catholics are deeply concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and view the current Israeli government unfavorably, skepticism of policy is not a rejection of a people’s existence.
8/ As more info surfaces regarding Hamas’s tactics and rejection of coexistence, Catholic opinion will continue to evolve.
One thing is certain: One activist’s viral moment does NOT speak for the diverse hearts and minds of 70 million American Catholics.
One thing is certain: One activist’s viral moment does NOT speak for the diverse hearts and minds of 70 million American Catholics.
9/ For the full breakdown on why the "Catholic position" is far more complex than a single hearing suggests, check out the full post here:
dannielleblumenthal.com/2026/02/11/mos…
dannielleblumenthal.com/2026/02/11/mos…
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