Austrians Support Priests' Call for Reform: Survey
Austrians Support Priests' Call for Reform: Survey
A drive for reform by Austrian priests, urging the ordination of women and an end to celibacy, is meeting with widespread support, according to a new survey published Monday.
A total 71.7 percent of Austrians found the initiative "fair and adequate," with 64.7 percent saying they would even sign a "call for insurbodination" launched in June, according to the Oekonsult polling institute.
The so-called "Priests' Initiative," signed by at least 200 clergymen, wants women and married individuals to be allowed to be ordained as priests, an end to the celibacy rule and the right for laymen to preach.
Some 86.8 percent of respondents said celibacy created more problems than it had advantages for the Church, the Oekonsult survey showed, and 84 percent believe that a refusal by the Catholic Church to reform could further alienate believers.
Yahoo News
31 August 2011
St. Raymond Nonnatus
A drive for reform by Austrian priests, urging the ordination of women and an end to celibacy, is meeting with widespread support, according to a new survey published Monday.
A total 71.7 percent of Austrians found the initiative "fair and adequate," with 64.7 percent saying they would even sign a "call for insurbodination" launched in June, according to the Oekonsult polling institute.
The so-called "Priests' Initiative," signed by at least 200 clergymen, wants women and married individuals to be allowed to be ordained as priests, an end to the celibacy rule and the right for laymen to preach.
Some 86.8 percent of respondents said celibacy created more problems than it had advantages for the Church, the Oekonsult survey showed, and 84 percent believe that a refusal by the Catholic Church to reform could further alienate believers.
Yahoo News
31 August 2011
St. Raymond Nonnatus