Attitudes to Church in Ireland are ‘deeply divided’ according to new Poll

Attitudes to Church in Ireland are ‘deeply divided’ according to new Poll

LEICESTER, United Kingdom – In Ireland, a new study says attitudes towards the Church are “deeply divided” in the once deeply Catholic country. A poll commissioned by The Iona Institute shows the Irish public are almost evenly divided in their attitudes towards priests and nuns with almost exactly a third in each case viewing them positively, a third negatively, with the rest neutral. “Our research comes at a time of considerable change in Irish…

New poll shows public deeply split in attitudes towards the Catholic Church

A major new poll commissioned by The Iona Institute reveals the public are deeply divided in their attitudes towards the Catholic Church. The poll was conducted by Amarach Research. Among the findings of the poll is that the public are very evenly divided in their attitudes towards priests and nuns with almost exactly a third in each case viewing them positively, a third negatively, with the rest neutral. The polls also show that the public have…