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Posted on 11/29/2001 10:24:55 AM PST by Notwithstanding
Poll links frequent Mass attendance with support of church teachings
A majority of those polled agree with Catholic teachings against abortion, euthanasia and the destruction of human embryos in stem-cell research, but those who go to Mass at least once a week were even more likely to agree with the church. For instance, asked whether they agree or disagree that stem-cell research involving the destruction of human embryos is morally wrong, 61 percent of the total surveyed said they agree either "strongly" or "somewhat."
But when the responses were broken out according to how often people attend Mass, 51 percent of those who said they seldom attend Mass disagreed with the statement. Of those who said they never go to Mass, 55 percent disagreed with the church teaching.
POLL-ZOGBY Nov-28-2001 (560 words) With photo today and graphic to come. xxxn Poll links frequent Mass attendance with support of church teachings By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The first of a planned ongoing series of polls on "Contemporary Catholic Trends" shows that Catholics who attend Mass at least weekly are more likely to support the church's teachings on moral issues. The poll by Zogby International in conjunction with LeMoyne College in Syracuse, N.Y., asked 1,508 adult Catholics nationwide a series of questions about their religious beliefs and practices, their thoughts on various moral issues and their opinions about people of other faiths. It was released in Syracuse Nov. 16. A majority of those polled agree with Catholic teachings against abortion, euthanasia and the destruction of human embryos in stem-cell research, but those who go to Mass at least once a week were even more likely to agree with the church. For instance, asked whether they agree or disagree that stem-cell research involving the destruction of human embryos is morally wrong, 61 percent of the total surveyed said they agree either "strongly" or "somewhat." But when the responses were broken out according to how often people attend Mass, 51 percent of those who said they seldom attend Mass disagreed with the statement. Of those who said they never go to Mass, 55 percent disagreed with the church teaching. On the other hand, of those who attend Mass daily, 85 percent said they agreed with the statement about stem-cell research, as did 65 percent of those who go once a week and 64 percent of those who go almost every week. Similarly, although 68 percent of the Catholics surveyed said they agree with the statement "abortion is morally wrong under virtually all circumstances," 91 percent of those who go to Mass daily and 77 percent of those who go weekly agreed. Among Catholics who go to Mass once a month, agreement with the statement dropped to 58 percent. All Catholics in the survey were less likely to agree with the church about whether in vitro fertilization procedures and artificial birth control are morally wrong. Given the statement "in vitro fertilization procedures are morally wrong," 44 percent of the total agreed and 50 percent disagreed. Sixty-nine percent of daily Mass-goers and 52 percent of weekly Mass-goers agreed. Asked about the statement "artificial birth control is morally wrong," 36 percent of the total said they agreed, while 61 percent said they disagree. Among those who attend Mass every day, 74 percent agreed with the statement. But 54 percent of weekly Mass-goers disagreed. On other moral questions: -- Sixty-six percent agreed that euthanasia is morally wrong. Eighty-eight percent of those who attend daily Mass agreed with the statement, while half of those who seldom or never go to Mass agreed. -- The group was nearly evenly divided about the statement, "capital punishment is wrong under virtually all circumstances." Forty-nine percent agreed, while 48 percent disagreed. -- Sixty-five percent of those polled said they agree that rich nations should reduce debts owed to them by poor nations. -- Asked about the morality of discriminating against homosexuals, 83 percent said they agreed it is morally wrong. -- Sixty-one percent said they agree that homosexual behavior is against natural law. The poll was conducted by telephone between Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. The margin of error for overall results is plus or minus 2.8 percent. END Copyright (c) 2001 Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The CNS news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed, including but not limited to such means as framing or any other digital copying or distribution method, in whole or in part without the prior written authority of Catholic News Service. |
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Stats show that those who give a damn about being Catholic ]are highly likely to support the Chruch's moral norms.
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CINOs are much like RINOs - they like the label, but it is actually false advertising. This poll shows that large majorities of Catholic who actually go to church regularly DO follow the moral guidelines of th Church.
Good freeping with you. I always feel so honored to be conversing with someone who is so selflessly working for righteous liberty.
Mass at least once a week were even more likely to agree with the church.
If they aren't going to church every Sunday, notwithstanding legitimate excuses, the are CINOs.
You'll always see them interview the likes of ArchBishop Weakland but never Cardinal George. Or Fr. Andrew Greely and never Fr. Benedict Groeschel.
...Vote conservatively and are not the dye-in-the-wool Dumbocrat Catholics. Unfortunately I come from a state where we have a mojority CINO population. It is getting better but what a long process it is.
I hope you're right. The law needs to be changed and the practice abolished.
I hope you're right. The law needs to be changed and the practice abolished.
Must be talking about A & P catholics.
I have never been contacted by any pollsters on these issues. And, frankly, my position has always been staunchly pro-life. It's frustrating, as a catholic, to hear about these polls on the news, without being able to participate or voice my own opinion.
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