Fulfilling Relationships 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 the way 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. Couples living together Divorce and Remarriage Annulments Same-sex relationships Withholding Eucharist Interfaith Marriages Other: 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 a partner 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 that the Church should show compassion to couples who choose to live together in committed relationships prior to getting married. Strongly disagree Disagree No opinion Agree Strongly agree Strongly disagree Disagree No opinion Agree Strongly agree Comment Question Title * 6. What role might the Church have in providing pastoral care for people preparing to marry? Honor those who make a genuine commitment in co-habitation before marriage Provide realistic guidance in pre-Cana preparation for engaged couples Assume an advisory role rather than the traditional prescriptive role All of the above None of the above Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. Divorce is a painful, disruptive factor within family life. What role might the Church have in providing pastoral care for people facing difficulties in marriages and/or relationships? Support and bless all efforts by the faithful to develop genuine, loving and fulfilling relationships Assume an advisory role rather than a prescriptive role Recognize the reality of relationship breakdown and not exclude from sacramental life those who, in good faith, have been unable to sustain their marriage Provide resources for families experiencing relationship breakdown Simplify the Annulment process Ensure that children of divorced relationships are welcomed and treated respectfully All of the above None of the above Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. I agree with the Annulment process as it exists in the Catholic Church today. Strongly Agree Agree No opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree Agree No opinion Disagree Strongly Disagree Comment Question Title * 9. If you have personal experience (or have a family member or friend who has experience) with going through the Annulment process, please share that experience now.Note: Experiences will only be shared or represented as generalized experiences. Question Title * 10. Should the Church withhold the Eucharist from people because they are: Yes No part of another Christian denomination part of another Christian denomination Yes part of another Christian denomination No living in a relationship without marriage living in a relationship without marriage Yes living in a relationship without marriage No divorced and remarried divorced and remarried Yes divorced and remarried No in a same sex relationship in a same sex relationship Yes in a same sex relationship No in an interfaith marriage but not married in the Church because they were unable to promise to baptize their children in an interfaith marriage but not married in the Church because they were unable to promise to baptize their children Yes in an interfaith marriage but not married in the Church because they were unable to promise to baptize their children No Comment Question Title * 11. What support can the Church offer to couples in what the hierarchy calls "irregular relationships," i.e. same sex relationships, divorced and remarried, interfaith marriages, and the like? Welcome everyone who wishes to receive the Eucharist Demonstrate compassionate outreach to family members in these relationships Simplify the Annulment process Affirm their personal right to make decisions based on a well-formed consciences Other (please specify) Question Title * 12. Share your personal story, whether positive or negative, regarding your own situation of striving to have a fulfilling relationship in your life as it relates to Church teaching? Note: Your stories will only be shared or represented as generalized experiences, without names. Question Title * 13. If you have a comment not covered in this survey that you would like to add, please do so. Done