More ridiculous conjecture from the main stream media, this time the Vancouver Sun. At all costs, say the media, we must “move forward” on “changing some key Vatican teachings.”
But it’s not only North American Catholics who are moving
beyond the Vatican. A case can be made that the College of Cardinals is also
out of step with most Catholics, including in Latin America, home to 40 per
cent of the church’s members.
Before analyzing the entire world, however, let’s focus on
some solid Canadian Catholic facts.
Veteran religion pollster Reg Bibby, of the University of
Lethbridge, provided the numbers on where Canadian Catholics stand on a host of
hot-button issues.
Everyday Canadian Catholics not only strongly disagree with
Ouellet about ordaining women, but an overwhelming 78 per cent, Bibby found,
believe Catholic priests should be allowed to marry.
The Vatican also continues to officially forbid artificial
contraception, like condoms. But Bibby’s polling reveals more than nine out of
10 Canadian Catholics “approve and accept” that married couples, and teenagers,
can use birth control.
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