Supporters of gay marriage grew in numbers when majority of Catholics in the U.S. stated they supported same sex marriage.
The move to legalize gay marriage in many countries has been gaining rapid momentum over the last few months. Now, the motion has become even stronger in the U.S. after majority of Catholics in the country voiced their support for same sex marriage.
According to a report by ABC news, support on this topic is higher from Catholics than it is among Americans overall. A new Quinnipiac University poll showed that 54 percent of Catholics in the U.S. supported same sex marriage while only 47 percent of all Americans supported the cause.
This is not the first time a poll has showed that Catholics in the U.S. have been strong supporters of gay marriage. A similar poll conducted by Quinnipiac University in December showed that while 49 percent of white American Catholics supported same sex marriage only 43 percent opposed it and 8 percent said they didn't really care. Through the poll it was also discovered that more Hispanics, Catholic or otherwise, support same-sex marriage than any other demographic.
The support for same sex marriage has seen a rise with high profile public officials, including President Barack Obama voicing their support for the same. Former President Bill Clinton too wrote in a Thursday opinion piece for The Washington Post that the Defense of Marriage Act he signed into law in 1996 should be overturned.
"When I signed the bill, I included a statement with the admonition that 'enactment of this legislation should not, despite the fierce and at times divisive rhetoric surrounding it, be understood to provide an excuse for discrimination," Clinton wrote in the Post. "Reading those words today, I know now that, even worse than providing an excuse for discrimination, the law is itself discriminatory. It should be overturned."
Apart from this, American Catholics are looking for another major reform and that is to allow priests to get married. Also, they hope to soften the ban on contraceptives used in America. Details on the same have not been revealed yet.
