New York Catholics favor gay marriage; Protestants oppose (most NYers favor)

[pnwmom]

Looks like NY is close to being the first state to Legislate gay rights, with the support of a clear majority of citizens.

These poll results must be a shock and a disappointment to New York's bishops!

As I've said before, the hierarchy doesn't speak for most Catholics anymore, on a variety of issues.

http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/645388.html

By a margin of 53 percent to 39 percent, respondents to the Siena College Research Institute poll believe the Senate should pass a measure introduced by Gov. David A. Paterson to let gays marry. Eight percent were unsure or had no opinion.

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The Siena poll found support for gay marriage rights among Democrats, women, Catholics, Jews, and residents of New York City, the downstate suburbs and, by a 50 to 40 percent margin, those living upstate. It was backed most heavily by independents and those age 18 to 34, a subgroup that favored the right by a 71 to 20 percent margin.

Those most likely to oppose the gay marriage bill were males, blacks, Protestants and those over age 55. Republicans, by a 59 to 31 percent margin, were most opposed among the various subgroups, the poll found.

[Arcana]

1. Odd, it seems that many Catholics are open minded these days regardless of the Vatican's opinion

And I still don't get why African Americans tend to vote against gay marriage. :/ really? c'mon.

[pnwmom]

3. For decades, Catholics tended to be Democrats.

It was during Reagan's time that the term "Reagan Democrats" came to being, and after that Catholics tended to be a swing vote.

Looks like they're swinging closer to their roots again.

[onehandle]

2. If the poll had shown that NY Catholics opposed it, your post would have dozens of responses...

...and would have been voted up to the front page in minutes.

[pnwmom]

4. Well, you could help it get there!

And you're right . . . a lot of people here look for excuses to slam Catholics.