Posted December 3, 2003
Statistics of Interest to Priests
Taken from The Naked Parish Priest:
What Priests Really Think They’re Doing
by Stephen H. Louen and Leslie J. Francis
A Study Conducted in England
Dress and Deference by Age
Saying “yes” to statement
|
Under 45 |
45 - 59 |
60+ |
| It’s important that priests should wear distinctive dress |
48% |
37% |
60% |
| Priests should wear a ‘clerical collar’ when on duty |
56% |
48% |
70% |
| I prefer parishioners call me Father |
36% |
36% |
64% |
| Parishioners treat me with too much deference |
16% |
17% |
15% |
Fallen Priests
Saying “yes” to statement
| A priest who practices paedophilia should be barred from ministry |
90% |
| A priest who practices homosexuality should be barred from ministry |
65% |
| A priest who has sex with a married woman should be barred from ministry |
19% |
| A priest who has sex with an unmarried woman should be barred from ministry |
14% |
| A priest who becomes alcoholic should be barred from ministry |
7% |
| I feel demoralized by reports of child sex-abuse by clergy |
68% |
