From the book of numbers. (News: signs of the times).Last March's Gallup poll Gallup Poll Noun a sampling of the views of a representative cross section of the population, usually used to forecast voting [after G H Gallup, statistician] Gallup poll n → on American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of Catholics' responses to the latest news of clergy sex abuse received much attention for two of its findings--that 72 percent of Catholics thought the church was doing a bad job dealing with the problem and that 75 percent favored optional celibacy celibacy (sĕl`ĭbəsē), voluntary refusal to enter the married state, with abstinence from sexual activity. It is one of the typically Christian forms of asceticism. for priests. But the survey also reported on the impact of the scandal on contributing money to the church, following the church's Church’s is an English footwear manufacturer founded in 1873 by three brothers. Over time, the little family business grew into a corporation currently employing nearly 700 people. teachings on matters of faith and morals, and attending Mass: LESS LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE MONEY TO THE CHURCH: 30 PERCENT LESS LIKELY TO FOLLOW CHURCH TEACHING: 23 PERCENT LESS LIKELY TO ATTEND MASS: 22 PERCENT |
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