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Poll: U.S. Catholics want church to lighten up on the divorced, drop contraception ban
A national survey of American Catholics finds, among other things, that most are in favor of contraception and really, really like the current pope.
Among the U.S. Catholics surveyed by Saint Leo University Polling Institute:
Sixty-eight percent favor allowing divorced or remarried Catholics to receive the sacrament of Communion, even if their previous marriages have not been annulled. Only 18 percent do not.
Sixty-six percent of Catholics say the Church should drop its opposition to contraception while only 21 percent do not.
A smaller majority of U.S. Catholics (50 to 33 percent) supports dropping opposition to pre-marital sex and cohabitation.
A narrow plurality (42 to 40 percent) says the Church should recognize same-sex marriages.
Pope Francis has approval numbers that Washington politicians can only dream about. Among the U.S. Catholics polled, 85 percent gave him a favorable rating.
MORE HERE: http://wonkynewsnerd.com/catholics-want-church-to-drop-contraception-ban/
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