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Seven-in-ten Catholics say they are very (24%) or somewhat satisfied (46%) with the leadership of the American bishops, according to\u00a0a Pew Research Center <a href=\"\/Politics-and-Elections\/Catholics-Share-Bishops-Concerns-about-Religious-Liberty.aspx#leaders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">survey<\/a>.\u00a0The percentage of Catholics saying they are\u00a0satisfied with the leadership of American bishops is significantly higher than it was a decade ago, at the height of the church\u2019s child sex abuse scandal.\u00a0For more information, see the <a href=\"\/Politics-and-Elections\/Catholics-Share-Bishops-Concerns-about-Religious-Liberty.aspx#leaders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"width: 365px;height: 520px;border: 0px none\" title=\"nuns-1\" alt=\"nuns-1\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2013\/01\/PF_12.08.06_CatholicNuns-01.png\" width=\"365\" height=\"520\" border=\"0\"><\/figure><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will meet in Baltimore for their annual Fall General Assembly on Nov. 12-15. 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