Why Younger Catholics Seem More Committed: Survivorship Bias and/or “Creative Minority” Effects among British Catholics

Catholics for choice.

To cite: Quilliam S. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2015;41:74–75. WHO ARE YOU? Catholics for Choice was founded in 1973 to serve as a voice for Catholics who believe that the Catholic tradition supports women’s and men’s moral and legal right to follow their consciences in matters of sexuality and reproductive health. We promote public policies that advance sexual and reproductive health ethic...

Non-Catholics and Our Code

Masculorum concubitores: views on homosexuality among Catholics in Recife, Brazil.

This study focuses on Catholics' views towards homosexuality. The discussion is based on an ethnographic survey involving interviews with priests and lay leaders as well as participant observation of daily life in a working-class neighborhood in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil. The analysis points to persistent prejudice against homosexuality in the neighborhood and among Catholic clergy and l...

Denominational Research Report: Attitudes of Taiwan Catholics Toward Sexual Ethics

The factors influencing attitudes of Taiwan Catholics regarding sexual ethics were investigated by a survey. The number of Roman Catholics in Taiwan was estimated at 230,000 by the Roman Catholic Church in 2009. Of this total, about half are aboriginal Taiwanese, scattered through seven dioceses. The survey was sent to 405 persons in these seven dioceses, based on a .0017 ratio of the Catholic ...

Contrasting Effects of Church Involvement on the Dimensions of Ethnocentrism: An Empirical Study among Flemish Catholics