Nearly Three-Quarters of Irish Favour of Gay Marriage

In yet another sign of the death spiral enveloping the Roman Catholic Church in terms of its ability to sway public opinion in Ireland, a new poll indicates that nearly 2/3's of the population of the Irish Republic support same sex marriage. The poll results are indicative of the modernity that has been embraced by the Irish and the devastating effect the Church's nonstop sex abuse scandal has had in depriving the Church of any shred of moral authority. With the renewed scandal in Philadelphia, one can only hope for a similar result in the USA. Here are highlights from The Journal on these latest poll results:
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ALMOST THREE-QUARTERS of people in Ireland are in favour of gay marriage according to a new poll published today.
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A Sunday Times/Red C poll found that 73 per cent of people agree that gay couples should be allowed to marry with 53 per cent of those agreeing strongly with the idea.
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A total of 14 per cent strongly disagree with the idea while 8 per cent disagree slightly. The poll found that women were more likely to agree with the idea of gay marriage than men by a difference of 16 per cent.
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Three in five also believe that gay couples should be allowed to adopt children, according to the poll.