The LA Times reported yesterday that:
According to a recent ABC News-Washington Post poll, 88% of Catholics believe that it is morally acceptable to use birth control, and 67% believe that it is acceptable to have premarital sex. In addition, 62% believe that invoking the death penalty was morally acceptable. Homosexual relations are morally acceptable for 48% of Catholics, and having the right to abortion was acceptable to 30% of those polled.There are lots of reasons why "Cafeteria Catholicism" has become so prevalent, of course, but one reason has to be that our leaders don't lead. In the five years I've been attending Mass on a regular basis, I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of homilies I've heard on these topics.
