Strong Support for Gay Marriage in Ireland

In yet another sign of just how much the influence of the Roman Catholic Church has collapsed in Ireland (and with good reason), a new poll shows strong support for same sex marriage it the one time bastion of Catholicism.  Indeed, it seems at times that if the Church is against something, the populace will want to support it.  And again, rightly so given the failure of the Vatican to impose a severe house cleaning of all bishops and cardinals who engaged in the rampant aiding, abetting and cover up of sex crimes against children by Catholic clergy.  The Church leadership has no moral credibility on anything. Here are highlights from Gay Star News:

More than three quarters (76%) of Irish people would welcome the introduction of same-sex marriage, according to a recent poll.

Additionally, 80% of those surveyed agreed that same-sex couples should have the same rights as traditional families.

Almost a fifth (19%) said they would vote against gay marriage, but 59% of respondents disagreed that those who oppose same-sex marriage rights are homophobic.

The poll was jointly-commissioned by current affairs TV show RTÉ Prime Time and The Sunday Business Post, and sampled 1,000 adults between 17 and 19 February.

The Irish government has agreed to hold a referendum on same-sex marriage by the summer of 2015. More than 1,500 couples have secured civil partnerships since they were introduced in the Republic of Ireland in 2010.

Northern Ireland is also yet to secure gay marriage rights despite holding the first set of civil partnerships when they were introduced in December 2005.

More than three quarters (76%) of Irish people would welcome the introduction of same-sex marriage, according to a recent poll.
Additionally, 80% of those surveyed agreed that same-sex couples should have the same rights as traditional families.
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