Survey of American Catholic Priests, 2001

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CHRTDYO Do you agree, or disagree, with these statements about the priesthood and the Church today? There is no ontological difference between the priest and the laity, since all share in common priesthood of Christ given at baptism; the difference is mainly one of assigned duties in the Church.   1) Agree strongly   2) Agree somewhat   3) Uncertain   4) Disagree somewhat   5) Disagree strongly

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Agree strongly	133	10.5%	10.5%	-2.06
Agree somewhat	149	11.8%	22.3%	-1.35
Uncertain	83	6.6%	28.9%	-.65
Disagree somewhat	223	17.7%	46.6%	.06
Disagree strongly	675	53.4%	100%	.76

Variable Comparisons

Age

Age (I-AGE)

	28-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+	TOTAL
Agree strongly	7.8% 8	9.1% 17	9.6% 29	14.1% 43	9.8% 36	10.5% 133
Agree somewhat	4.9% 5	14.5% 27	12.3% 37	16.1% 49	8.2% 30	11.7% 148
Uncertain	4.9% 5	3.2% 6	5.3% 16	9.2% 28	7.6% 28	6.6% 83
Disagree somewhat	17.6% 18	22.6% 42	20.9% 63	15.8% 48	14.1% 52	17.7% 223
Disagree strongly	64.7% 66	50.5% 94	51.8% 156	44.7% 136	60.3% 222	53.4% 674
TOTAL	100.0% 102	100.0% 186	100.0% 301	100.0% 304	100.0% 368	1261