Study: 24 Percent of Anglican clergy back euthanasia
A quarter of Church of England clergy support the legalisation of euthanasia, claims a survey.
The findings provoked surprise as the Church has consistently opposed the practice. The poll of nearly 2,000 of the Church's 10,000 clerics found that while more than 60 per cent opposed euthanasia, 24 per cent would back some legalisation. That figure rose to 43 per cent among lay people.
The survey also found that a third of the clergy favoured the widespread availability of the morning-after contraceptive pill and more than half agreed that teenagers should receive free condoms on request.
Nearly a third said they would support the ordination of practising homosexuals.
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