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13/04/2012
Irish Catholics Want 'Married Priests'
87% of surveyed Irish Catholics would support the introduction of married priests it has been revealed.
This is according to a survey carried out by the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) which gathered opinions from 1,005 Catholics on both sides of the Irish border.
When questioning how to tackle the shortage of Catholic priests in Ireland 77% of the respondents also said that they want women to be ordained. While 72% said that men who are already married should be allowed to be ordained.
Talking to the BBC Fr Brendan Hoban from the ACP said the statistics showed a disconnect between official Church teachings and what ordinary Catholics believe.
He said some of the findings of the survey were "quite startling" but backed up strong anedotal evidence that Irish Catholics were "very anxious for change".
(LB)
This is according to a survey carried out by the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) which gathered opinions from 1,005 Catholics on both sides of the Irish border.
When questioning how to tackle the shortage of Catholic priests in Ireland 77% of the respondents also said that they want women to be ordained. While 72% said that men who are already married should be allowed to be ordained.
Talking to the BBC Fr Brendan Hoban from the ACP said the statistics showed a disconnect between official Church teachings and what ordinary Catholics believe.
He said some of the findings of the survey were "quite startling" but backed up strong anedotal evidence that Irish Catholics were "very anxious for change".
(LB)
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