Celibacy of Priests
According to a USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll, seventy five percent of Catholics favor allowing priests to marry. Whoa. How disappointing. So, no one can be celibate? No one can go without sex? If I fall prey to a disease that renders me incapable of having sex then I should.....end it all? Come on, PEOPLE!! Let's get with the program!! I've decided to take my own little poll using the same questions which were on the USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll. Visit my siteCatholic Commentary. Take the poll
Would you favor or oppose allowing Catholic priests to marry and continue to function as priests?
| 63% (121) | Favor | |
|---|---|---|
| 30% (58) | Oppose | |
| 6% (12) | No Opinion |
191 voters have answered this question.
Do you think that sexual abuse of young people by priests is a widespread problem in the United States, or not that widespread a problem?
| 44% (85) | Widespread | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% (85) | Not that widespread | |
| 10% (19) | No Opinion |
189 voters have answered this question.
Overall, do you think the Catholic Church has done a good job or a bad job in dealing with the problem of sexual abuse committed by its priests?
| 17% (32) | Good Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 66% (125) | Bad Job | |
| 16% (31) | No opinion |
188 voters have answered this question.
Do you think the Catholic Church has been more concerned with protecting its own image or with solving the problems of sexual abuse by its priests?
| 66% (124) | Protecting Own Image | |
|---|---|---|
| 20% (38) | Solving Problems of sexual abuse | |
| 13% (25) | No opinion |
187 voters have answered this question.
If a priest was known to have sexually abused young people, but had undergone rehabilitation, would you be willing to accept him as your parish priest, or not?
| 29% (55) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% (111) | No | |
| 12% (23) | No opinion |
189 voters have answered this question.
Do you think the rate of sexual abuse of young people is higher among priests than it is among the general population, about the same, or lower among priests than it is among the general population?
| 30% (58) | Higher among priests | |
|---|---|---|
| 29% (55) | About the same | |
| 32% (62) | Lower among priests | |
| 7% (14) | No opinion |
189 voters have answered this question.
This poll was created on 2002-09-28 22:10:44
by The Lighthouse
