Quinnipiac poll misleads on Catholic approval of same-sex 'marriage': critics
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 11, 2013, ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Critics are asking why a new Quinnipiac poll is claimimg that the majority of America Catholics suport same-sex “marriage” when suppressed data reveals the numbers are almost exactly reversed for the faithful. Quinnipiac released a poll on Friday headlined, “ American Catholics Support Same-Sex Marriage,” announcing that Catholics back redefining marriage by a margin of 54-38 percent. Bill Donohue , president of the Catholic League . But critics quickly questioned the way the data was presented and whether they truly reflect the views of American Catholics. Fully 39 percent of those surveyed said they do not practice their faith, with 11 percent saying they “never” attend church. “Leaving aside the not insignificant fact that the sample size of Catholics was a mere 497, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percent,” said Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, there is a “more problematic methodolo...