CNN.com has decided to run a poll asking whether Catholic priests should be allowed to marry. 86% say sure, why not. Grumble…
I’ve just never been a big fan of internet “polling” like this. It breaks an issue down so much that it becomes almost as meaningless as its results.
The poll is the result of a CNN article yesterday about Catholic bishops reaffirming the Church’s stance on celibate priests:
The proposals, meant for the pope to consider in a future document on the Eucharist, also dealt with whether Communion should be denied to Catholic politicians who support laws that contradict church teaching, such as the right to abortion, as well as the plight of Catholics who divorce and remarry without getting an annulment.
The estimated 250 bishops who gathered for the three-week Synod of Bishops voted behind closed doors on the recommendations, which disappointed some church reform groups by hewing closely to church teaching. The synod, which began October 2, formally ends Sunday with a Mass celebrated by Benedict.
Oh, I’m sorry, you’re upset because the Catholic Church decided to side with teaching? The faith does not exist to be dictated by the flock, people.
Says the bad Catholic.