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Attitudes to Church in Ireland are ‘deeply divided’ according to new Poll

In Ireland, a new study says attitudes towards the Church are “deeply divided” in the once deeply Catholic country.

LEICESTER, United Kingdom – In Ireland, a new study says attitudes towards the Church are “deeply divided” in the once deeply Catholic country.

A poll commissioned by The Iona Institute shows the Irish public are almost evenly divided in their attitudes towards priests and nuns with almost exactly a third in each case viewing them positively, a third negatively, with the rest neutral.