We invite Catholic members to respond to polls about their parish, diocese, and the Church as a whole.

	Has your faith been shaken by recent pedophilia scandals in the Catholic Church?    Yes, I now question some Catholic teachings.    I feel betrayed by Church leadership, but have not lost faith in Church teachings.    No, the Church will work through the scandals. View Results

Do you think the Church will make major changes because of the scandals? Yes, it will reexamine celibacy and may soon allow married priests. Yes, it will involve laypeople in decisions previously made by priests/bishops. Both of the above. Unfortunately, no major changes will be made in the forseeable future. Fortunately, no major changes will be made in the forseeable future. View Results Has clergy sexual abuse happened in your parish? Yes, to someone I know. Yes, to someone I've heard of. No, but I've heard of problems in a nearby parish. Not that I know of. View Results At your parish, has a priest addressed the scandals in a homily, bulletin essay, etc.? Yes, voluntarily. Yes, when asked. No. View Results

Did you reduce contributions to your diocese's Cardinal's/ Archbishop's Appeal because of the scandals? Yes, I did not want to support the Appeal this year. Yes, but I diverted the funds to another Catholic charity. My support for the Appeal was based on whether the funds would be used to pay for lawsuits. I contributed. Why punish diocesan charities? View Results Do you personally trust your parish priests to behave appropriately with children? Yes, completely. Yes, basically--though supervision is always a good idea. I used to, but now I'm not sure. I have always had doubts. View Results Do you plan to reduce contributions to your local parish because of the scandals? No. Yes, but I will divert the funds to another Catholic charity. Yes, I don't want to support the parish right now. Only if I hear that collection money will be used to pay lawsuits. View Results