IRELAND
Irish Examiner
By Colette Browne
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
ACCORDING to a recent opinion poll, most Irish Catholics are Protestants in a profound identity crisis.
Despite 84% of respondents to Census 2011 identifying themselves as Roman Catholic, a survey published last week revealed that most Irish people don’t care about Papal teaching and its anachronistic morality.
A poll commissioned by the Association of Catholic Priests revealed Catholic Church teachings on sexuality have “no relevance” for 75% of Irish Catholics or for their families.
Furthermore, 87% believe priests should be allowed to marry, 77% believe there should be female priests and, in relation to the Church’s condemnation of homosexuality, 46% “disagree strongly” while only 5% “agree strongly”.
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