Openness to Life Survey for individuals Question Title * 1. The demographics below are needed to represent you and your message to the Vatican statistically and anonymously in aggregate form. Depending on the volume of responses from your diocese, we may send data to your local bishop. City/Town: * State/Province: * Country: * Diocese Question Title * 2. Describe yourself based on the following: Gender Religious Status Catholic Standing Level of Satisfaction Age Range My profile Male Female Other My profile Gender menu an active Catholic Catholic in name only & struggling Other Christian People of other faiths My profile Religious Status menu A conservative Catholic A “middle-of-the-road” Catholic A progressive Catholic My profile Catholic Standing menu Satisfied with the Church as it is Aware that the institutional Church must change (but not doctrine) Prepared for significant reform change, including doctrine My profile Level of Satisfaction menu Younger than 40 40-60 Older than 60 My profile Age Range menu Question Title * 3. Please check the topics that you feel need reform in the Church. Presenting a fuller definition of the blessings of all life (caring for the planet, just immigration laws, poverty, etc.) Emphasizing the life-giving nature of the marital relationship A new focus on the giftedness of women and a just and equitable treatment of them Shifting the culture of the Church from fear based to a focus on love and joy Supporting responsible parenthood (recognizing that when a couple makes love, they are making a marriage; not every act of love between husband and wife must be open to the possibility of procreation) Question Title * 4. My present circumstance is best described as (check as many as fit your situation): I am engaged I am in my first and only marriage I am single and never been married I am a widow/widower I am divorced I have remarried We have children from previous marriages I am a single parent I am in a same-sex relationship I am cohabiting with someone I am in an interfaith marriage I am employed I am unemployed I am retired I am a priest I am a former priest I am a religious I am a former religious I am a deacon Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. I believe the church has a responsibility to educate Catholics to assume more responsibility for all aspects of life rather than focus exclusively on birth control and abortion. Strongly agree Agree No opinion Disagree Strongly disagree Strongly agree Agree No opinion Disagree Strongly disagree Comment Question Title * 6. In his inaugural Mass homily, Pope Francis called on everyone to be “protectors of creation, protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and of the environment." What world concerns would you suggest that the Church adopt to emphasize our responsibilities as co-creators of life on earth? Care about the impact of poverty and ignorance and disease in the world Clean up of our rivers and lakes and oceans Finding remedies for the erosion of our land Concern for the near-extinction of so many species of plants and thousands of God's other creatures Critical water shortages in many countries Disappearance of our tropical rain forests Creating new, pure water to offset waterborne diseases Immigrant rights should, as Cardinal O'Malley suggests, also be “another pro-life issue” All of the above None of the above Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. Pope Paul VI's Humanae Vitae declared that "every matrimonial act must be open to the transmission of life." Indicate whether you agree or disagree with this teaching. Strongly disagree Disagree No opinion Agree Strongly agree Strongly disagree Disagree No opinion Agree Strongly agree Comment Question Title * 8. If you do not agree with Paul VI's encyclical, what are the life-giving benefits of the marital relationship - beyond procreation - that you would suggest as alternatives to Church teaching. A unique expression of love between the couple A selfless and altruistic giving of self to the other A committed and loving relationship provides stability for the family Strong love in the relationship extends to the life-giving benefits of the world All of the above None of the above Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. Women have proven in contemporary society that they are gifted and deserve consideration based upon their skills. However, in the Roman Catholic Church, women remain second class citizens. Strongly agree Agree No opinion Disagree Strongly disagree Strongly agree Agree No opinion Disagree Strongly disagree Comment and/or personal experience Question Title * 10. Respecting our baptismal rights as equal members of the Body of Christ and in acknowledgement of the societal changes in the status of women, what changes do you suggest need to be made in Church policies? Appoint women to decision-making positions in the Curia Appoint women to diocesan decision-making positions Respect the works of women theologians Allow women to preach in their local communities Allow women to become deacons Allow women to be ordained as priests All of the above None of the above Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. In support of official Church's teaching regarding primacy of conscience, I believe that decisions regarding the size and spacing of families should be left up to the discernment of the couple. Strongly disagree Disagree No opinion Agree Strongly agree Strongly disagree Disagree No opinion Agree Strongly agree Comment Question Title * 12. Would you share your personal story, whether positive or negative, regarding your own situation of striving to live in a family while keeping in mind the Church's present teaching that all acts of love must remain open to creating life. Question Title * 13. If you have a comment not covered in this survey that you would like to add, please do so. Done