Practising Catholics and Protestants in Britain have somewhat differing opinions on key moral issues, new research has found.
In a study of data maintained by the market research group YouGov, it was revealed that differing traditions within British Christianity, while being universally more ‘traditionalist’ on issues than the wider population, differ among themselves to a certain extent on issues like same-sex marriage and the ‘right to die’.
According to the YouGov findings, in relation to the soon-to-be debated question of assisted suicide, while a majority of practising Protestants, at 59%, support legislation allowing for the procedure, just 42% of practising Catholics do. These figures stand against 79% support among the general public.
Meanwhile, on the issue most recently the subject of campaigning, that of same-sex marriage, Catholics outstrip Protestants in supporting the legal redefinition of marriage, with 50% of practising Catholics in favour against 45% of practising Protestants.
On the subject of abortion, meanwhile, which saw greater percentage differences within faith communities, Catholics again returned greater figures in terms of opposition, with 68% agreeing that stronger restrictions on the availability of terminations are needed, against 56% of Protestants. Both figures far outweighed that for the general public, of which, just 29% supported more restrictions.
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