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Many Catholics in the U.S. and Latin America Want the Church to Allow Birth Control and to Let Women Become Priests
pew research ^ | September 26, 2024 | Jonathan Evans and Kelsey Jo Starr

Posted on 12/02/2024 2:21:56 PM PST by daniel1212

Most Catholics in all seven countries want the church to allow Catholics to use birth control.

In most of the countries surveyed, majorities of Catholics also say the church should allow women to become priests.

Opinion is more divided on whether the church should allow priests to get married.

Views on whether the church should recognize the marriages of gay and lesbian couples vary among Catholics in the countries surveyed.

Ten years ago, nearly all Catholics surveyed there (98%) expressed a favorable opinion of Francis, compared with 74% today.



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Dated stats on this and miscl. other issues.

1 posted on 12/02/2024 2:21:56 PM PST by daniel1212
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To: daniel1212; .45 Long Colt; Apple Pan Dowdy; BDParrish; Big Red Badger; BlueDragon; boatbums; ...

ping


2 posted on 12/02/2024 2:22:43 PM PST by daniel1212 (Turn 2 the Lord Jesus who saves damned+destitute sinners on His acct, believe, b baptized+follow HIM)
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To: daniel1212

why


3 posted on 12/02/2024 2:24:42 PM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: daniel1212

Majority doesn’t rule the Catholic Church.


4 posted on 12/02/2024 2:26:47 PM PST by kenmcg (ti hi o)
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Shows a lack of proper teaching from the Church. No Catholic should want female “priest”.


5 posted on 12/02/2024 2:27:17 PM PST by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: daniel1212

Many Catholics in the U.S. and Latin America Want the Church to Allow Birth Control

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Who cares what they want the Catholic Church to do? Most Catholics already use birth control.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-percentage-of-us-catholic-DXMMVWJGTAqx2juC9TNWeg

According to recent data, a large majority of U.S. Catholics use birth control methods that are not approved by the Catholic Church.

Specifically:
99% of sexually experienced Catholic women have used a contraceptive method other than natural family planning at some point in their lives

87% of Catholic women who are at risk of unintended pregnancy currently use a contraceptive method other than natural family planning

68% of Catholic women at risk of unintended pregnancy are currently using highly effective contraceptive methods like sterilization, IUDs, or hormonal methods.

Breaking it down further:
92% of Catholics have used condoms
68% have used birth control pills
23% have used emergency contraception (Plan B)

In contrast, only about 2-3% of Catholics use natural family planning methods approved by the Church.

These statistics show that contraceptive use among U.S. Catholics is very similar to that of the general population, despite the Church’s official stance against artificial birth control.


6 posted on 12/02/2024 2:29:17 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (Climate Change is Real. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.)
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To: daniel1212

As opposed to how many that want God to save them?


7 posted on 12/02/2024 2:30:24 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: daniel1212
Many Catholics in the U.S. and Latin America Want the Church to Allow Birth Control and to Let Women Become Priests are poorly catechized.
8 posted on 12/02/2024 2:30:44 PM PST by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: kenmcg

How are the members and the Church going to reverse the teachings of Christ?


9 posted on 12/02/2024 2:32:12 PM PST by chopperk (airhi)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Speaking of “birth control” (Abortion)

AI tells us this.....

According to the latest data from the Guttmacher Institute, 24% of women who have abortions in the United States identify as Catholic. This percentage is nearly equivalent to the proportion of U.S. women who identified as Catholic (22%) in a 2014 Pew Research Center survey.


10 posted on 12/02/2024 2:32:45 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (Climate Change is Real. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.)
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To: pgyanke

Sadly true.


11 posted on 12/02/2024 2:33:44 PM PST by yuleeyahoo (“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” - the deep-state)
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To: daniel1212

This just in - majority of Jews at base of Mt Sinai want a golden calf to lead them.


12 posted on 12/02/2024 2:33:51 PM PST by Repeat Offender (While the wicked stand confounded, call me with Thy saints surrounded.)
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To: chopperk

How are the members and the Church going to reverse the teachings of Christ?

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That ship sailed in the 3rd Century. When Roman Catholicism began.


13 posted on 12/02/2024 2:34:42 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (Climate Change is Real. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.)
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To: daniel1212

Headline: Many Catholics Want Physicists to Repeal Law of Gravity, So Falling Down Doesn’t Hurt So Much.


14 posted on 12/02/2024 2:34:49 PM PST by PGR88
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To: daniel1212

Perhaps America needs poverty again, in order to have families, and faith.


15 posted on 12/02/2024 2:35:13 PM PST by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: daniel1212

Who cares what “the majority” (i.e. poorly catechised) want? People in hell want ice water but they aren’t going to get it.


16 posted on 12/02/2024 2:36:27 PM PST by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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To: escapefromboston

“No Catholic should want female “priest”.”

Just my experience but churches/synagogues that allow women pastors are or quickly become leftist.

If every denomination did this there would be no differences between the groups; they would just become leftist political clubs. Then there’d be no reason to show up on Saturday or Sunday.


17 posted on 12/02/2024 2:37:48 PM PST by packagingguy
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To: daniel1212

Total failure of Church leadership to properly educate biblical principles within the body of Christ.

This is supposed to be one of the strengths of the RC Church, purity of the teachings.


18 posted on 12/02/2024 2:39:20 PM PST by Skwor
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To: Responsibility2nd
That ship sailed in the 3rd Century. When Roman Catholicism began.

4th, not 3rd.

19 posted on 12/02/2024 2:41:42 PM PST by nwrep
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To: daniel1212

Nope, not going to happen


20 posted on 12/02/2024 2:42:43 PM PST by frogjerk
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