USA: no demand for "inclusive language".San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden - A nationwide poll of Catholic opinion, commissioned by the Catholic World Report and carried out by the Roper Center, has demolished de·mol·ish tr.v. de·mol·ished, de·mol·ish·ing, de·mol·ish·es 1. To tear down completely; raze. 2. To do away with completely; put an end to. 3. the notion that American Catholics are clamouring Noun 1. clamouring - loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd" clamoring, clamour, hue and cry, clamor cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was for so-called inclusive language. 69% reject the notion that new translations of the Bible and liturgical texts should avoid "man," "mankind," and the like. Women are as likely as men to oppose the inclusive language approach. The preference for standard English Stan·dard English n. The variety of English that is generally acknowledged as the model for the speech and writing of educated speakers. Usage Note: People who invoke the term Standard English was most pronounced among regular churchgoers and those who support Church teaching on issues such as abortion and the ordination of women In general religious use, ordination is the process by which one is consecrated (set apart for the undivided administration of various religious rites). The ordination of women . Other results were more disturbing: * the majority of U. S. Catholics do not support the pro-life position; * they reject Church teaching on contraception; * there is a close correlation between tolerance of abortion and support for the ordination of women; * in spite of their dissent on other issues, a majority of Catholics do believe in the Real Presence. |
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