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Why you shouldn’t blame the clergy that a majority of Catholics support abortion

LifeSiteNews recently reported the unsurprising findings of a poll commissioned by The Washington Post and ABC stating that a majority of American Catholics are in favor of abortion in “all or most cases.” Coincidentally or providentially, LifeSiteNews published this article on the same day as the Catholic Church celebrated the 45th anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s momentous encyclical Humanae Vitae. I suppose it was the latter, and I thank them for doing so. The findings of the poll were disheartening. As a sinful, aspiring Catholic, this article provided me with a great lesson in humility and self-examination, and this is […]
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Gallup: Support for assisted suicide fluctuates based on the wording of the question

May 31, 2013 (Alex Schadenberg) – A Gallup survey conducted (May 2 – 7, 2013) found that support for assisted suicide fluctuates by almost 20% based on the wording of the question. The survey found that:  51% of Americans support assisted suicide when the process is described as doctors helping a patient “commit suicide” while 70% of Americans supported assisted suicide when it was described as allowing doctors to “end the patient's life by some painless means.” The report from Gallup stated: Gallup has asked both questions of U.S. adults aged 18 and older annually since 2001, as part of its Values […]
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