The motion, proposed by two hard-line Protestant parties, is expected to fail, because it lacks any Catholic support.

Ronald Reagan won substantial Catholic support in 1980 and 1984.

However he was unable to obtain official Catholic support for his translation of the New Testament.

Carter did acquire some Catholic support as the old sectarian alignments broke down.

In the above cited examples, the degree of official Catholic support and clerical influence over lawmaking and government varies.

He even pushed through a bill to ban abortion recently, in part to attract Catholic support.

On 30 June 1907, aided by strong Catholic support, Geneva adopted a separation of church and state.

These assurances obtained Catholic support for the union.

The French President saw this as an opportunity to gain Catholic support.