Posted on 03/30/2011 7:06:14 AM PDT by sigzero
Catholics are more supportive of legal recognitions of same-sex relationships than members of any other Christian tradition and Americans overall. Nearly three-quarters of Catholics favor either allowing gay and lesbian people to marry (43%) or allowing them to form civil unions (31%). Only 22% of Catholics say there should be no legal recognition of a gay couple’s relationship.
When same-sex marriage is defined explicitly as a civil marriage, support is dramatically higher among Catholics. If marriage for gay couples is defined as a civil marriage “like you get at city hall,” Catholic support for allowing gay couples to marry increases by 28 points, from 43% to 71%. A similar pattern exists in the general population, but the Catholic increase is more pronounced.
Beyond the issue of same-sex marriage, Catholic support for rights for gays and lesbian people is strong and slightly higher than the general public. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of Catholics favor laws that would protect gay and lesbian people against discrimination in the workplace; 63% of Catholics favor allowing gay and lesbian people to serve openly in the military; and 6-in-10 (60%) Catholics favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt children.
Compared to the general church-going public, Catholics are significantly less likely to hear about the issue of homosexuality from their clergy, but those who do are much more likely to hear negative messages. Only about 1-in-4 (27%) Catholics who attend church services regularly say their clergy speak about the issue of homosexuality, but nearly two-thirds (63%) of this group say the messages they hear are negative.
Compared to other religious groups, Catholics are significantly more likely to give their church poor marks for how it is handling the issue of homosexuality. Less than 4-in-10 (39%) Catholics give their own church top marks (a grade of either an A or a B) on its handling of the issue of homosexuality.
Seven-in-ten Catholics say that messages from America’s places of worship contribute a lot (33%) or a little (37%) to higher rates of suicide among gay and lesbian youth. Catholics overwhelmingly reject the idea that sexual orientation can be changed. Nearly 7-in-10 (69%) Catholics disagree that homosexual orientation can be changed; less than 1-in-4 (23%) believe that it can be changed.
A majority of Catholics (56%) believe that sexual relations between two adults of the same gender is not a sin. Among the general population, less than half (46%) believe it is not a sin (PRRI, Religion & Politics Tracking Survey, October 2010).
The “Give Sin a Chance-Catholics” are the liberal dem catholics.
I found it surprising. I know a lot of Catholics and they would not have polled that way.
Ah, like Pelosi is a “Catholic”. I see.
When 30 to 50% of the priests are gay, this is not surprising.
I have trouble believing that , too. I now consider polls “mind altering” tools.
What percentage of the sample go to mass every week? what percentage of the sample abide by Church teaching...
what CINO’s have to say has no meaning....
I know it’s a large Church and there are MANY weak links but these “catholics” are blatantly ANTI Church (Christian) teaching. Why do they bother?
Instead of these Catholics worrying about what they THINK is right, they better open a bible and start reading about what God KNOWS IS RIGHT. They are putting their eternal life at risk.
I think the underlying issue is that people tend to “consider” themselves Catholic, even if they haven’t been to Mass in 30 years. As Catholicism is heavily represented in the history of the now mainly athiest/heathen North East, you see a lot of this.
Like someone being born in NYC, but living their entire life after infancy in Iowa, considering themselves a New Yorker. Worse, feeling free to give opinions “as a New York native”.
Protestant faiths don’t seem to have this same sense of tribal identity.
I can say that as a Catholic that does go to Mass, I don’t run into very many of these Leftist Lenin worshipers. But then I do notice that the Masses that I’ve attended in the NE don’t mention the Sanctity of Life. Chasing the flock I guess.
ONE CANNOT HOLD A VIEW THAT IS ANTI-CHRISTIAN AND CLAIM TO BE A CHRISTIAN.
Pro-gay Catholics are not christian or Catholic.
“Support for “gay” rights rising among Catholics?”
Not this one!
This poll does not seem to be divided into Catholics that attend Mass at least once a week and those that go only on Easter and Christmas— if even that. That’s where you usually see a big difference on polls among Catholics.
No, there is nothing wrong with being a non-practicing gay, but this article concerns gay marriage which would require 2 practicing gays. Fornication outside of marriage (adultery) is a sin.
Their bible is their Catholic catechism...I suspect their catechism doesn't delve into the cons of the homosexual lifestyle...
Polling done by an outfit called “public”, as in Public Institute of Religion gives me the creeps. They are up to all things nefarious what ever Christian population they care to strike, so beware.
Falling in with these odd duck conclusions right out of the gate is probably not something we should do with much vigor.
That said, there are more than a few Catholics fed up with the abandonment of the Faith, the Scriptures, the Catechism, the Canon Law, and the distortions of Church practices. To that short list, add the enculturated Seminaries of the 60’s and 70’s, who fell in with the American culture of the time and passed along the actively gay boys, rejected the devout ones and produced plenty of Left leaning priests who are broadly in charge in many places today.
This is NOT okay. But the existence of evil is as the wheat and the chaff, the weeds in the grass. The weeds do not define the Church and never shall. The Church may be but a remnant by the time we get through the ringer, but by God, we will still be the Church. You know what I mean?
That seems to be the Catholic position...Many Catholics are not put off by a queer priest...
The problem is you guys seem to never consult God's own words on most everything...You just fall for whatever it is your religion tells you...
Mat 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
Mat 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
I see no reason this wouldn't apply to homos as well...
And since you can't see into the heart of any of your clergy, you don't know what's going on...In all reality and in view of your single male clergy only rule, you are not only better off without a 'gay' priest, or bishop, you'd do well to get rid of all heterosexual clergy as well...
The Red letters say that if you even think about sex, you are guilty of sin...
But you guys keep telling us, 'once a Catholic, always a Catholic'...
And I'll bet the 67 percent or so of these homo supporting Catholics are still being counted as Catholics at the Vatican...
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