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Poll: Next Pope Should Pursue Change
By WILL LESTER (Direct descendent of Karl Marx! - tha malcontent)
Associated Press Writer Apr 4, 04:50 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) � Most Americans want the
next pope to work for changes in Roman Catholic Church policies to allow priests
to marry and women to join the priesthood. And they want more done to combat
sexual abuse by priests, an AP-Ipsos poll found.
(ap) - How do you think the
American People feel about combating Sexual Abuse by Public School Teachers?... Why is
the NEA so silent on this issue? If the AP and the rest of the "Free
Press" were not so Hostile towards everything Religious, and so Sympathetic and
Excusatory towards everything regarding Public Education, maybe we would see an
Honest portrait of the Sexual Abuse problems in both venues! I would
venture to say, that if the "Free Press" was to do research into both problems
Honestly and Objectively,
that both are about the same percentage of the total numbers of Teachers and
Priests. Of course, the AP would not even think about painting the Sexual
Abuse problem in the Public Schools as anything more than a "freak occurrence",
and they would definitely not imply that the NEA is in on covering it up, as
they were more than willing to do to the Catholic Church. Anyway,
"polling" the American people about Reformation of ANY Church is laughable, and
the AP's Politics are showing through VERY clear! - tha malcontent)
A solid majority of Americans, and Catholics in the country, are calling for the
changes even while saying they widely admire Pope John Paul II, who supported
traditional policies against priest marriage and against allowing women into the
priesthood.
(Those "traditions" are up for
Debate within the Church. Condoning Homosexuality, or even worse,
Sanctioning it in Marriage, is Against the Bible, and not up for Debate though... But
the "Free Press", the American Left, the DemocRAT Party, and Insecure
Homosexuals seeking Validation for their Deviancy, are going to try anyway! -
tha malcontent)
"He crossed so many boundaries, opened doors to many governments," said Joseph
Riess, a Catholic businessman from Vienna, Va. "But I think it's time for
changes."
Just over half of Americans, 51 percent, and almost three-fourths of Catholics
say John Paul, who died Saturday, will be remembered as one of the greatest
popes, according to the poll conducted for The Associated Press by Ipsos-Public
Affairs.
(And how many of either can name
other Popes?... Silliness! - tha malcontent)
The U.S. Catholic church is struggling with a variety of problems, including a
dramatically shrinking U.S. priesthood, disagreement over the proper role for
lay leaders, and a conservative-liberal divide over sexuality, women's
ordination and clergy celibacy.
("A Conservative-Liberal divide
over Sexuality"?... No, the Bible is very clear about the "Abomination" of men
laying with men, and Christ VERY clearly defined Marriage, and it was One Woman
and One Man. - tha malcontent)
About two-thirds of those polled, 69 percent, said priests should be allowed to
marry and almost that many, 64 percent, said they want women in the priesthood.
Six in 10 Catholics supported each of those steps.
(Again, these are Roman Catholic
"traditions", and are subject to change. - tha malcontent)
More than four in five Americans � and about the same number of Catholics � said
they want to see the next pope do more to address the problem of priests
sexually abusing children.
(AP, one day you will have to
Honest about the Sexual Abuse in one of your "Churches", the Public Schools! -
tha malcontent)
The church has been trying to deal with an abuse crisis that bubbled to the
surface in January 2002 in the Archdiocese of Boston, then spread throughout the
country. Since then, the church has adopted a toughened discipline policy,
enacted child protection and victim outreach plans in dioceses, and removed
hundreds of accused priests from church work.
(What has the NEA and the
Government Schools done? - tha malcontent)
Americans were divided when asked from where the next pope should come. Just
over a third said he should be from Europe, while a similar number said he
should be from a part of the world where Catholicism is growing fastest, like
Africa or Latin America. The rest weren't sure.
"I don't think it matters where they're from," said Heather Schramko, a clinical
researcher and a Catholic from Perrysburg, Ohio. "But they need to modernize the
church."
(Another example in the form of a
"real person" of what the AP would like the Catholic Church to do! Notice
the lack of the other voices? - tha malcontent)
The AP-Ipsos poll of 1,001 adults was taken Friday to Sunday and has a margin of
sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Some of the interviews were conducted before news broke Saturday about the
pope's death, but it was widely known he was gravely ill.
(Regardless of when or why, this is
a MEANINGLESS Poll, AP. It serves only to forward an Agenda you support.
How about looking into the Sexual Abuse problems with your Public Schools now! -
tha malcontent)
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