Catholics' Views on Family Issues Few Catholics say contraceptive use is morally wrong Morally don Depends) the of contracep tives Morally acce ptable mora issue and a plurality say getting a divorce is not a moral issue.
A 2012 Pew Research poll showed that a plurality of U.S. Catholics (45%) said getting a divorce was not a moral issue; 32% of U.S. Catholics say it was morally acceptable, while 19% said it was morally wrong. There were not significant differences on this question between Catholics who say they attend Mass at least once a week and those who attend church less often.
Catholics' Views on Family Issues  | Few Catholics say contraceptive use is morally wrong  | Not  | Morally  | Morally  | don Depends)  | the of contracep tives Morally acce ptable  | mora issue  | don Depends) know  | wrong  | 43%  | General public  | 42%  | 8%  | 8%  | Catholics All  | 41  | 15  | 36  | 8  | Attend weekly  | 33  | 27  | 10  | 30  | Less often  | 48  | 5  | 41  | and a plurality say getting a divorce is not a moral issue.  | Not  | Morally  | Morally  | don Depends/ know  | mora issue  | Getting a divorce  | acce pta ble Morally wrong  | don Depends/ know  | General public  | 23%  | 21%  | 48%  | 9%  | Catholics All  | 19  | 32  | 45  | 5  | Attend weekly  | 31  | 20  | 42  | Less often  | 46  | 32  | 18  | Do youfavor or oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?  | Favor  | Oppose Don't know  | 2003  | Catholics  | 38%  | 51%  | 11%  | General public  | 32  | 59  | 2013  | Catholics  | 54%  | 9%  | 37%  | General public  | 50  | 43  | 8  | Source: a ggregated February data from Pew Research three Center surveys conducted in March  | and May of 2013 February 2012 and three surveys in 2003 Figures may not  | sum to 100% due to rounding.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 