|
Essential to the Faith
|
| Belief that God is Present in the Sacraments |
65% |
| Charitable Efforts Toward Helping the Poor |
58% |
| Belief that Christ is Really Present in the Eucharist |
58% |
| Devotion to Mary, the Mother of God |
53% |
| Belief that God is Present in a Special Way in the Poor |
52% |
| Having Religious Orders of Priests, Sisters, Brothers and Monks |
48% |
| The Necessity of Having a Pope |
48% |
| Being a Universal Church Throughout the World |
45% |
Efforts Toward Eliminating the Social Causes of Poverty
Such as Unequal Wages and Discrimination |
42% |
| The Teaching that Christ Established the Authority of Bishops by Choosing Peter |
42% |
| Having a Regular Daily Prayer Life |
41% |
| Devotion to Saints |
41% |
| The Obligation to Attend Mass Once A Week |
37% |
| Private Confessions to a Priest |
32% |
| Teachings that Oppose Abortion |
31% |
| Belief that Priests Must Be Celibate |
27% |
| Teachings that Oppose the Death Penalty |
22% |
| Belief that Only Men Can Be Priests |
17% |
| The Church's Traditional Support of the Right of Workers to Unionize |
14% |
