Gov. Tom Wolf’s executive orders were deemed unconstitutional in federal court.
The idea of shuttering the economy due to Covid is profoundly unpopular with Pennsylvania’s Catholic population.
Of those polled by Pennsylvania Catholic Tribune, 84.5%, or 503 respondents, disagree with any future economic lockdowns.
Pennsylvania Catholic Tribune asked poll respondents, “Would you support another economic lockdown?”
The poll ran Oct. 15-21 on Facebook and was targeted to Catholics living in Pennsylvania, resulting in 595 responses.
In Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf’s executive orders were deemed unconstitutional in federal court.
Wolf recently came under criticism after laughing at a fellow Democrat’s comment calling mask-wearing “political theatre.”
Leading public health experts from Harvard, Stanford and Oxford have advocated against future lockdowns.
In the face of much lower fatality rates and the long-term economic damage to the economy, some argue that lockdowns could have a more devastating impact on the long-term health of those in isolation.
The World Health Organization has also called lockdowns “harmful,” with such a pronounced economic impact on communities that public health outcomes may be affected for a generation.
See a chart below with recorded responses to poll questions.
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