Bondings 2,0 reported over the weekend on several recent opinion surveys that confirm there is strong support for marriage equality among American Catholics, They could now add the results of the latest Gallup poll, just released, which which shows equal marriage supported at 52% of all Americans - and 60% of US Catholics (with just 36% against.
If given the opportunity to vote on a law legalizing gay marriage in all 50 states, the slight majority of Americans, 52%, say they would cast their vote in favor, while 43% would vote against it.
Across the nation’s major demographic, political, and religious groups, support for the proposed law ranges from as high as 77% among self-described liberal Americans, and 76% among those with no religious affiliation, to as low as 23% among weekly churchgoers, and 30% among Republicans and conservatives.
Other groups showing at least 60% support for legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide include Democrats, adults aged 18 to 34, those who rarely or never attend a church or other place of worship, moderates, Easterners, and Catholics.
- read more at Gallup
Why isn’t this translating to the hierarchy?
The Winds of Time sweep all old away…renewing the earth. As more “people” come to KNOW gay friends, family, business contacts - it becomes impossible to reject or hate them. Yes, it would be better - more “purist” - to accept us out of love, but pragmatism often rules the world. Love conquers hate…it takes more energy to hate…love takes courage. Love conquers all. Was this not the message of Christ’s live, suffering and death ?
You’re absolutely right, on both counts - love was the core message of Christ, and getting to know real gay people makes a difference to attitudes. That’s why, to make progress towards full inclusion in church as well as in the secular world. we must endeavour to come out in church too, as far as we are able.