Kneeling before God (Roman catholics)
Are you
| 80% (45) | a man / a boy ? | |
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| 19% (11) | a woman / a girl ? |
56 voters have answered this question.
What is your age ?
| 8% (5) | under 15 | |
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| 35% (20) | 15-20 | |
| 23% (13) | 20-30 | |
| 17% (10) | 30-50 | |
| 14% (8) | more than 50 |
56 voters have answered this question.
Where do you live ?
| 44% (25) | North America | |
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| 1% (1) | South America | |
| 19% (11) | Great Britain or Ireland | |
| 23% (13) | Other Western European country (which one ?) | |
| 1% (1) | Eastern Europe | |
| 1% (1) | Middle East | |
| 5% (3) | Other Asian country | |
| 0% (0) | Africa | |
| 1% (1) | Oceania |
56 voters have answered this question.
Are you
| 78% (44) | Roman catholic ? | |
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| 12% (7) | Other christian (which denomination ?) ? | |
| 3% (2) | Other religion (which one ? ) ? | |
| 5% (3) | Atheist ? |
56 voters have answered this question.
Do you kneel for private prayer ?
| 68% (35) | when alone at home | |
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| 92% (47) | when alone in a church | |
| 50% (26) | for family prayer | |
| 84% (43) | in front of the Blessed Sacrament |
51 voters have answered this question.
When do you kneel during mass ?
| 62% (35) | Entering the church | |
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| 51% (29) | penitential prayer | |
| 41% (23) | whole canon of mass including consecration | |
| 28% (16) | consecration only | |
| 64% (36) | Before Holy Communion | |
| 67% (38) | After Holy Communion | |
| 32% (18) | Blessing by the priest | |
| 41% (23) | Before leaving the Church | |
| 19% (11) | Other moments during mass (which moments ?) |
56 voters have answered this question.
How do you receive Holy Communion ?
| 46% (25) | Kneeling, on my tongue | |
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| 12% (7) | Standing, on my tongue | |
| 40% (22) | Standing in my hand |
54 voters have answered this question.
Pope Benedict said that the best way for lay people to receive Holy Communion was on their tongue, kneeling. Do you approve ?
| 83% (45) | Yes | |
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| 16% (9) | No |
54 voters have answered this question.
How often do you attend Mass ?
| 8% (5) | Never | |
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| 7% (4) | Less than once a month | |
| 7% (4) | At least once a month but not every week | |
| 35% (20) | Once a week | |
| 41% (23) | Several times a week |
56 voters have answered this question.
Do you kneel for confession ?
| 16% (9) | No, I never confess | |
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| 14% (8) | No, I don't confess kneeling | |
| 69% (39) | Yes |
56 voters have answered this question.
In you congregation, do people kneel as you do ?
| 60% (33) | Yes | |
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| 9% (5) | No, they kneel more often than I do | |
| 30% (17) | No, I kneel more often than they do |
55 voters have answered this question.
Do you think that in your parish priests should
| 65% (36) | encourage kneeling ? | |
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| 34% (19) | say nothing about it and let people free to do as they feel ? |
55 voters have answered this question.
Do you think that churches
| 60% (34) | should always be equipped with kneelers or kneeling chairs ? | |
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| 32% (18) | should not be equipped because it is better to kneel on the floor ? | |
| 7% (4) | should not be equipped because it is useless to kneel ? |
56 voters have answered this question.
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