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Univision asked Catholics on five continents about some of the issues most important to them and thus, to the Church too, in an eye-opening Global Survey.

DIVORCEDo you agree or disagree with Catholic Church policy that says: “An individual who has divorced and remarried outside of the Catholic Church, is living in sin which prevents them from receiving Communion”?

27712

23 73

4

3660

4

AGREE

DISAGREE

NO ANSWER

%

3465

1

3260

8

1778

5

3158

11

1282

6

1679

5

721810

7821

1

4650

4

MARRIAGEOFPRIESTSDo you think that Catholic priests should be allowed to marry?

%6829

3

7127

2

76213

3265

3

3760

3

4255

3

1186

3

2073

7

3857

5

6632

2

3261

7

34615

NO

YES

NO ANSWERARGENTINA

BRAZIL

COLOMBIA

MEXICO

UNITEDSTATES SPAIN

FRANCEPOLAND

PHILIPPINES

ITALY

UGANDA

DEMOCRATICREPUBLIC

OF CONGO

WOMEN BECOMING PRIESTSDo you think that women should be allowed to become Catholic priests?

NO

YES

NO ANSWER

%79183

81172

76213

3460

6

4847

5

1778

56335

2

3659

5

1483

3

3559

6

5338

9

4454

2

ARGENTINA

BRAZIL

COLOMBIA

MEXICO

UNITEDSTATES SPAIN

FRANCEPOLAND

PHILIPPINES

ITALY

UGANDA

DEMOCRATICREPUBLIC

OF CONGO

ABORTIONDo you think that abortions should be allowed in all cases, allowed in some cases for example when the life of the mother is in danger, or should it not be allowed at all?

SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED AT ALL

SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN SOME CASES

SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN ALL CASES

NO ANSWER

%5635

54

6430

51

7325

20

2073

61

1874

71

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31

86424

42768

50

216610

3

1368154

1373

95

56232

1

ARGENTINA

BRAZIL

COLOMBIA

MEXICO

UNITEDSTATES SPAIN

FRANCEPOLAND

PHILIPPINES

ITALY

UGANDA

DEMOCRATICREPUBLIC

OF CONGO

CONTRA-CEPTIVESDo you support or oppose the use of contraceptives?

OPPOSE

SUPPORT

NO ANSWER

%4944

7

5444

2

3068

2

791

2

593

2

891

1

1188

1

1579

6

790

3

494

2

1975

6

1284

4

ARGENTINA

BRAZIL

COLOMBIA

MEXICO

UNITEDSTATES SPAIN

FRANCEPOLAND

PHILIPPINES

ITALY

UGANDA

DEMOCRATICREPUBLIC

OF CONGO

GAY MARRIAGEDo you support or oppose marriage between two persons of the same sex?

OPPOSE

SUPPORT

NO ANSWER

%

8414

2

4846

6

4745

8

2764

96236

2

4054

6

7815

7

6630

4

7123

6

9820

9820

5143

6

991

0

991

0

ARGENTINA

BRAZIL

COLOMBIA

MEXICO

UNITEDSTATES SPAIN

FRANCEPOLAND

PHILIPPINES

ITALY

UGANDA

DEMOCRATICREPUBLIC

OF CONGO

GAY MARRIAGE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCHDo you think that the Catholic Church should perform marriages between two persons of the same sex?

NO

YES

NO ANSWER

%

9271

6232

6

6429

7

77176

4843

9

6727

6

80164

80182

8686

991

0

991

0

991

0

991

0

5935

6

ARGENTINA

BRAZIL

COLOMBIA

MEXICO

UNITEDSTATES SPAIN

FRANCEPOLAND

PHILIPPINES

ITALY

UGANDA

DEMOCRATICREPUBLIC

OF CONGO

%

ARGENTINA

CATHOLIC CHURCHPOSITION

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH POSITION

INTERMEDIATE POSITION (ONLY APPLIES TO ABORTION)

CONTRARY TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH POSITION

NO ANSWER

DIVO

RCE

23

734

OF PRIESTS

MARRIAGE

32

653

WOMEN BECOMING

PRIESTS

34

60

6

ABORTION

20

7361 CONTRACEPTIVES

7

91

2

GAY MARRIAGE

48

46

6

GAY MARRIAGE IN THE

CATHOLIC CHURCH

62

32

6

%

BRAZIL

37

603

DIVO

RCE

OF PRIESTS

MARRIAGE

WOMEN BECOMING

PRIESTS

ABORTIONCONTRACEPTIVES

GAY MARRIAGE

CATHOLIC CHURCH

44

542

18

7471

5

93

2

47

45

8

64

29

7

712

27




NO ANSWER


%

DEMOCRATICREPUBLICOF CONGO

DIVO

RCE

OF PRIESTS

MARRIAGE

WOMEN BECOMING

PRIESTS


GAY MARRIAGE

CATHOLIC CHURCH

293

68

79

183

56

3554

49

44

7

982

99 1

1810

72




NO ANSWER


%

COLOMBIA

DIVO

RCE

OF PRIESTS

MARRIAGE

WOMEN BECOMING

PRIESTS


GAY MARRIAGE

CATHOLIC CHURCH

553

42

48

475

38

5831

8

911

71

677

6

60

4

36

23

17IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH POSITION



NO ANSWER


%

SPAIN

DIVO

RCE

OF PRIESTS

MARRIAGE

WOMEN BECOMING

PRIESTS


GAY MARRIAGE

CATHOLIC CHURCH

73

7

20

17

785

8

64

24

4

7

90

3

27

9

48

9

82

6

12

64

43




NO ANSWER


%

FRANCE

DIVO

RCE

OF PRIESTS

MARRIAGE

WOMEN BECOMING

PRIESTS


GAY MARRIAGE

CATHOLIC CHURCH

863

11

14

833

5

62

321

4

942

51

6

67

6

78

5

17

43

27




NO ANSWER


%

ITALY

DIVO

RCE

OF PRIESTS

MARRIAGE

WOMEN BECOMING

PRIESTS


GAY MARRIAGE

CATHOLIC CHURCH

57

5

38

35

59

6

13

68

15

4

12

84

4

66

480

4

79

5

16

30




NO ANSWER


%

MEXICO

DIVO

RCE

OF PRIESTS

MARRIAGE

WOMEN BECOMING

PRIESTS


GAY MARRIAGE

CATHOLIC CHURCH

322

66

63

352

27

685

11

881

62

280

2

651

34

36




NO ANSWER


%

PHILIPPINES

DIVO

RCE

OF PRIESTS

MARRIAGE

WOMEN BECOMING

PRIESTS


GAY MARRIAGE

CATHOLIC CHURCH

21

3

76

76

213

73

252

30

682

84

2

92

1

50

4

46

14




NO ANSWER


POLAND

%DIVO

RCE

OF PRIESTS

MARRIAGE

WOMEN BECOMING

PRIESTS


GAY MARRIAGE

CATHOLIC CHURCH

61

7

32

53

38

9

13

73

9

5

19

75

6

78

786

6

5811

31

15




NO ANSWER


UGANDA

DIVO

RCE

OF PRIESTS

MARRIAGE

WOMEN BECOMING

PRIESTS


GAY MARRIAGE

CATHOLIC CHURCH

272

71

81

172

64

3051

54

442

99

99211

78

1

1%




NO ANSWER


UNITED STATES

%DIVO

RCE

OF PRIESTS

MARRIAGE

WOMEN BECOMING

PRIESTS


GAY MARRIAGE

CATHOLIC CHURCH

61

5

34

36

595

21

66

10

3

15

79

6

40

59

60

8

32

6

54

635




NO ANSWER


POPEFRANCISHow would you rate the job that Pope Francis has been doing since he was elected Pope earlier this year – excellent, good, mediocre, or poor?

100 % 100 %0 %

ITALY

POLAND

UNITEDSTATES

BRAZILARGENTINA

COLOMBIAUGANDA

SPAIN

DEMOCRATICREPUBLICOF CONGO

FRANCE

PHILIPPINES

MEXICO

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1 %0 %

6 %

0 %0 %

ExcellentGoodMediocrePoorNo Answer

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Most similar to the Catholic Church’s position are 55 year old and above, married men and women who live in small, rural areas and who attend mass frequently.

¿WHO TENDS TO BE MORE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POSITION OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH?

SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS

55+YEARS

CONTRACEPTIVESRegarding the use of

contraceptives, we find no demographic profile that

indicates whether a person is in favor or against the

use of contraceptives. Furthermore, it is the one

subject on which most of the Catholics interviewed differ from the Church’s

stated position.

GAY MARRIAGEThe most controversial subject is gay marriage. On average, 5% more women, 18% more young people and 10% more upper and upper middle class members are in favor of gay marriage compared to their counterparts.

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AFRICAN COUNTRIESBoth African countries, the Democratic Republic

of Congo and Uganda, had the most

heterogeneous responses – across subjects and

demographics – and these responses were most similar to those

of the Catholic Church.

SOCIOECONOMIC LEVELThe U.S. has the biggest differences across socioeconomic classes. 25% more people of the lower class share the Church’s opinion on divorce compared to upper and upper middle classes. The same goes for gay marriage (24%), marriage of priests (19%) and women in the priesthood (20%).


GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCEGenerational differences

are most evident in Colombia, the Democratic

Republic of Congo, Mexico and Spain. On

average and respectively, 12%, 10%, 16% and 11% more people 55 years or older share

the Church’s opinion than do young people.

GEOGRAPHICAL DIFFERENCEGeographical differences are most evident in Argentina and Mexico. On average, 15% and 11% more people living in rural areas in both countries share the Church’s opinion than do those living in big cities.

COLOMBIA

ARGENTINA

MEXICO

MEXICO

SPAIN

DEMOCRATICREPUBLIC

OF CONGO


METHODOLOGY NOTE A comprehensive survey of 12,038 self-identified Catholics was conducted in 9 languages, across 5

continents and in 12 countries. The countries included in the study were selected after analyzing the Catholic population distribution and concentration around the world. These 12 countries represent 61% of the world’s Catholic population. The overall margin of error for the global aggregated results is

0.9% at the 95% confidence interval.

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