The Synod of Bishops on the family Web Listening Analysis September 2014 Index Introduc)on & Methodology –  Introduc>on –  Methodology Quan)ta)ve Analysis: –  How much has “The Synod” been men>oned online? –  Where has “The Synod” been men>oned online? –  When has “The Synod” been men>oned online? –  Who has men>oned “The Synod” online? Qualita)ve Analysis: –  What are the topics associated to “The Synod”? –  Summary –  The Synod VS The Family Introduc>on & Methodology Introduc>on Pope Francis has called for an extraordinary
meeting of the Synod of Bishops in October 2014
The topic Pope Francis feels urgently needs to be
addressed is the family
Introduc>on The Family crisis is linked to the transmission of
the faith.
Often, the decline of faith has been blamed for the
crisis in the family, but some evidence suggests that
it’s the other way around: that the crisis in the
family is contributing to the decline of faith
If this is correct, then finding a way to strengthen
the family could be key to the project of
evangelization
Introduc>on In late October, the Vatican sent to national
bishops' conferences a preparatory document
and questionnaire for the 2014 Synod of Bishops
on the family with the directive to circulate them as
widely as possible.
The questions ask about topics like knowledge and
acceptance of church teachings, family transference
of the faith, marital issues (including natural law,
divorce/annulments, and same-sex unions), and
contraception
Introduc>on ….and what about the Web?
Introduc>on The purpose of this report is to analyze the digital mentions
(tweets, news, blog posts, etc.) related to the Synod at global level
in order to give answers to the following questions:
•  How much and when has the digital ecosystem talked
about “the Synod” during the last year?
•  What are the main digital sources and
influencers that published/shared content about “the
Synod”?
•  What are the topics and sub-topics that are most
frequently associated to “the Synod”?
Methodology Country: Worldwide Language: English Timeframe: September 2013 – September 2014 Media Types: -
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Blog: personal websites or ar>cles focusing on a specific communi>es or industries Mainstream Media: web portals or News websites (na>onal, regional, etc.) Forum/Q&A: communi>es, usually focusing on specific industries or subjects, where members start a thread and the other members respond Social Networks: content sharing plaTorms based on users social rela>onships (Facebook, TwiVer, etc.) Quan>ta>ve Analysis: How much, Where and When has “The Synod” been men=oned online? How much has “the Synod” been men>oned online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 Men)ons % men)ons on total News 12.267 32% Forum 11.500 30% Social 9.583 25% Blog 4.983 13% More than 60% of total men>ons about the Synod is related to News and Forum Where has “the Synod” been men>oned online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 North America 20.424 Europe 7.865 21% 53% 10% Not Available* 4.787 Oceania & Asia 3.761 Others** 1.496 4% 1.496 4% N.A. 12% More than 53% of total men>ons about the Synod is related to North America *Mentions without a recognizable geographical origin
**Africa, Middle East, Latin America, Caribbean
Where has “the Synod” been men>oned online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 North America 20.424 53% USA 19.601 Europe 7.865 Not Available* 4.787 96% UK
Oceania & Asia 3.761 Others 1.496 6.836 New Zeland 1.526 The 96% of the men>ons coming from North America are related to USA 87% 41% Where has “the Synod” been men>oned online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 North America 20.424 53% Europe 7.865 21% Not Available* 4.787 UK 6.836 87% UK
Oceania & Asia 3.761 Others 1.496 6.836 New Zeland 1.526 The 87% of the men>ons coming from Europe are related to UK 87% 41% Where has “the Synod” been men>oned online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 North America 20.424 53% Europe 7.865 21% Not Available* 4.787 UK
Oceania & Asia 3.761 Others 1.496 New Zealand 1.526 6.836 87% 41% New Zeland 1.526 The 41% of the men>ons coming from Oceania & Asia are related to New Zealand 41% When has “the Synod” been men>oned online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 “Preparatory document and questionnaire
released ahead of 2014 Synod on the family”
“Pope Francis issues letter to families ahead of
extraordinary synod”
In the last year the men>ons related to the Synod have been mostly concentrated on November 2013 and February 2014, in conjunc>on with some specific news that recall the Catholic event Quan>ta>ve Analysis: gWho has men=oned “the Synod” online? Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News 12.267 -­‐ 32% Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 Ver>cal News 9.200 -­‐ 75% General News 1.840 -­‐ 15% Social Blog Na>onal News 981-­‐ 8% Regional News 245-­‐2% The 75% of men>ons included in the News category is associated to Ver)cal News Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News 12.267 -­‐ 32% Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 Ver>cal News 9.200 -­‐ 75% General News 1.840 -­‐ 15% Social Blog Na>onal News 981-­‐ 8% Regional News 245 -­‐ 2% Men-­‐
)ons % on Total Subcategory Catholic News Agency 172 1,9% Na>onal Catholic Register 157 1,7% Pantheos.com 149 1,6% Catholic.net 145 1,6% NZ Catholic Newspaper 141 1,5% Na>onal Catholic Reporter 138 1,5% USCatholic 131 1,4% Catholic Culture 130 1,4% Catholic World Report 127 1,4% Catholic Online 125 1,4% Top 10 Sites Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News 12.267 -­‐ 32% Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 Ver>cal News 9.200 -­‐ 75% Top Site Catholic News Agency Men)ons % on Total Subcategory 172 1,9% General News 1.840 -­‐ 15% Social Blog Na>onal News 981-­‐ 8% Regional News 245 -­‐ 2% Click to open link Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News 12.267 -­‐ 32% Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 Ver>cal News 9.200 -­‐ 75% General News 1.840 -­‐ 15% Social Blog Na>onal News 981-­‐ 8% Regional News 245 -­‐ 2% Top 10 sites Men)ons The Huffington Post US Big News Network Examiner Yahoo! News US The Huffington Post UK Yahoo! News AU CNSNews Yahoo! News UK & IR Yahoo! News AU Otago Daly Times 98 83 79 71 68 63 56 49 41 35 % on Total Subcategory 5,3% 4,5% 4,3% 3,9% 3,7% 3,4% 3,0% 2,7% 2,2% 1,9% Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News 12.267 -­‐ 32% Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 Ver>cal News 9.200 -­‐ 75% Top Site Men)ons % on Total Subcategory The Huffington Post US 98 5,3% General News 1.840 -­‐ 15% Social Blog Na>onal News 981-­‐ 8% Regional News 245 -­‐ 2% Click to open link Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News 12.267 -­‐ 32% Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 Ver>cal News 9.200 -­‐ 75% General News 1.840 -­‐ 15% Social Blog Na>onal News 981-­‐ 8% Regional News 245 -­‐2% Men)ons % on Total Subcategory The Telegraph 38 3,9% ABC News (USA) 29 3,0% The Times 27 2,8% Herald Scotland 25 2,5% The Washington Times 21 2,1% The Guardian Interna>onal Herald Tribune Daily Mail 15 1,5% 14 1,4% 13 1,3% USA Today 12 1,2% Na>onal Post 10 1,0% Top 10 Sites Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News 12.267 -­‐ 32% Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 Ver>cal News 9.200 -­‐ 75% Top Site The Telegraph Men)ons % on Total Subcategory 38 3,9% General News 1.840 -­‐ 15% Social Blog Na>onal News 981-­‐ 8% Regional News 245 -­‐2% Click to open link Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News 12.267 -­‐ 32% Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 Ver>cal News 9.200 -­‐ 75% General News 1.840 -­‐ 15% Social Blog Na>onal News 981-­‐ 8% Regional News 245 -­‐ 2% Top 10 Sites Men-­‐ % on Total )ons Subcategory The CharloVe Observer 21 8,6% Journal GazeVe 16 6,5% St Louis Today 14 5,7% The London News 13 5,3% Breitbart 12 4,9% La Cross Tribune 10 4,1% The State: South Carolina 8 3,3% Macon 6 2,4% Britain News 4 1,6% The York Press 2 0,8% Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News 12.267 -­‐ 32% Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 Ver>cal News 9.200 -­‐ 75% Top Site Men)ons % on Total Subcategory The CharloVe Observer 21 8,6% General News 1.840 -­‐ 15% Social Blog Na>onal News 981-­‐ 8% Regional News 245 -­‐ 2% Click to open link Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News Ver>cal Forum 5.290 -­‐ 46% Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 11.500 -­‐ 30% Social Blog Generical Forum 3.795 -­‐ 33% Q/A 2.415 -­‐ 21% Most of men>ons (46%) included into Forum is associated to Ver)cal Channels Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News Ver>cal Forum 5.290 -­‐ 46% Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 11.500 -­‐ 30% Social Blog Generical Forum 3.795 -­‐ 33% Q/A 2.415 -­‐ 21% Top 10 Forum Men-­‐ % on Total )ons Subcategory Catholic Answers Forums 1.685 31,9% Chris>an Forums 1.526 28,8% Religious Forums 986 18,6% Theology Online Forums 85 1,6% Irish Catholics' Forum 48 0,9% Catholic Discussion Forums 45 0,9% Catholic Community Forum 42 0,8% Catholic Online Forum Arian Catholic Theological Society (ACTS) Forums Tradi>onal Catholic Forum 31 0,6% 21 0,4% 19 0,4% Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News Ver>cal Forum Top 10 Forum 5.290 -­‐ 46% Free Republic Forum Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 11.500 -­‐ 30% Social Blog Generical Forum 3.795 -­‐ 33% Q/A 2.415 -­‐ 21% Men-­‐ % on Total )ons Subcategory 3.449 90,9% Reddit 171 4,5% Gaia Online Forum 45 1,2% CafeMom 36 0,9% Topix 28 0,7% Debate Poli>cs Forums 21 0,6% City-­‐Data.com Forum 16 0,4% US Message Board Forum 12 0,3% MMO-­‐Champion Forum 10 0,3% Nairaland Forums 7 0,2% Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News Ver>cal Forum 5.290 -­‐ 46% Top Forum Men)ons Yahoo Answers 2.415 Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 11.500 -­‐ 30% Social Blog Generical Forum 3.795 -­‐ 33% Q/A 2.415 -­‐ 21% Click to open link Yahoo Answers is the only Q/A channel, covering the 21% of total men>ons included in the category Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 11.500 -­‐ 30% Social Men)ons’ examples Part of what the Synod apparently hopes to accomplish is how to deal pastorally with many of the faithful who live in contradic>on to the ten commandments. When it comes to marriage the commandment says "Thou shalt not commit adultery." Jesus says that he who divorces his wife or husband and marries another makes him or her an adulterer. This is (one) of the problems that they wish to deal with. I don't think that the Church has the op>on of either overruling one of the ten commandments or alterna>vely, of overruling the words of Jesus. That's what makes it a significant pastoral problem. JimG on Catholic Answers Forums Blog The latest to call for a radical change in the Church's prac>ce and doctrine on marriage is the Belgian bishop of Antwerp, J. J. Bonny. He did so in early September with a thirty-­‐page memorandum in mul>ple languages, which he also sent to Pope Francis. Because the presumed support of Jorge Mario Bergoglio is inevitably part of the arguments of the cardinals, bishops, and theologians who are calling for the change, which would mean gran>ng Eucharis>c communion to the divorced and remarried: a key argument of the synod of bishops on the family set to have its first session in Rome this October. BlatherNaut on Free Republic Forum Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 TwiVer 4.025 -­‐ 42% Facebook 3.354-­‐ 35% Social 9.583 -­‐ 25% Blog Video 2.204 -­‐ 23% The 42% of men>ons included in the Social category is associated to Twiber Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 Top Twiber Account TwiVer 4.025 -­‐ 42% Facebook 3.354 -­‐ 35% Social 9.583 -­‐ 25% Blog Video 2.204 -­‐ 23% Top 15 accounts Va>can -­‐ news Religion NewsService Chris>anity Today American Catholic ROME REPORTS N. Catholic Register HuffPost Religion Catholic News Agency WomensOrdina>onConf EWTN Gerard O'Connell Catholic News Svc Diocese of Lancaster Catholic Sites Catholic News Live Follo-­‐ Tweets wers 6.834 13.500 9.940 4.965 8.163 33.500 35.800 21.800 2.667 22.300 6.399 42.600 36.100 93.900 89.600 The top 15 TwiVer accounts cover only the 2% of total men>ons associated to this category 203.000 32.700 195.000 21.900 33.000 43.800 176.000 188.000 4.807 98.500 2.987 88.500 4.334 296 13.700 Tweets % on Relevant Synod Tweet 49 0,72% 45 0,33% 32 0,32% 15 0,30% 23 0,28% 48 0,14% 45 0,13% 25 0,11% 3 0,11% 21 0,09% 5 0,08% 17 0,04% 10 0,03% 25 0,03% 11 0,01% Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 TwiVer 4.025 -­‐ 42% Facebook 3.354 -­‐ 35% Social 9.583 -­‐ 25% Blog Video 2.204 -­‐ 23% Top 15 Facebook Fan Pages Catholic News Agency Chris>anity Today Na>onal Catholic Register Catholic Online ROME REPORTS Catholic News Service LifeSiteNews.com HuffPost Religion Fr. James Mar>n, SJ Catholic World Report Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans American Catholic Catholic Culture Na>onal Catholic Reporter USCatholic The top 15 Facebook FanPages cover the 15% of total men>ons associated to this category Men)ons Fan 49 44 41 36 35 31 30 29 29 28 541.601 59.659 103.880 103.874 59.660 8.151 7.953 247.358 9.531 118.282 28 3.540 25 23 22 17 84.987 189.299 431.856 245.748 Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 TwiVer 4.025 -­‐ 42% Facebook 3.354 -­‐ 35% Social 9.583 -­‐ 25% Blog Video 2.204 -­‐ 23% Top 10 Video YT -­‐ Title Author Views Bracing for the Synod on the Family TheRemnantVideo 6.480 Press conference on the Instrumentum Va>can 1.945 Laboris… Va>can releases preparatory document as it gets ready for Bishop\'s Synod on ROME REPORTS 1.599 the Family Catholic News Synod ques>onnaire not opinion survey 1.325 Service Pope calls bishops' synod to focus on ROME REPORTS 1.322 family Pope writes to world\'s families asking ROME REPORTS 859 for prayers for upcoming Synod Va>can releases public ques>onnaire ROME REPORTS 778 to prepare for Synod on families A realis>c and op>mis>c document will ROME REPORTS 665 guide the discussion of the Synod Pope Francis calls and Extraordinary Salt and Light 502 Synod on the Family Synod on Marriage and the Family: Fr. Paul Nicholson 372 Bring It On! The top 10 most viewed Videos have a total of 15.847 views, 33% of which are generated by ROME REPORTS, an independent interna>onal TV News Agency based in Rome covering the ac>vity of the Pope, the life of the Va>can and current social, cultural and religious debates Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 Social Blog 4.983 -­‐ 13% Men)ons % on Total Subcategory AmericanCatholic.org 95 1,9% One News Page 82 1,6% A Catholic Life 78 1,6% Faithfulnews.com 58 1,2% Young Adult Catholics 39 0,8% Aggie Catholics 32 0,6% CatholiCanada.com 29 0,6% Blogposts Guardian 26 0,5% One News Page 21 0,4% Redstate.com 16 0,3% Top 10 Blog The Top 10 Blogs cover the 10% of total men>ons associated to this category. From this point of view, there is a long tail of Blog talking about Catholic themes Who has men>oned “the Synod” online? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 News Forum SYNOD Total Men>ons: 38.333 Social Blog 4.983 -­‐ 13% Post examples The synod at the Va>can this October will bring together presidents of bishops' conferences, the heads of Eastern Catholic churches and the heads of Va>can offices to discuss "pastoral challenges to the family in the context of evangeliza>on”. Pope Francis has said the synod will take up the subject of church teaching and prac>ce on marriage, including the eligibility of divorced and civilly married Catholics to receive Communion. AmericanCatholic.org Pope Francis is shaking things up again. The pon>ff with a penchant for surprises is making new waves by launching a survey of his flock on issues facing modern families -­‐ from gay marriage to divorce. Very specific ques>ons are being sent to parishes around the globe in prepara>on for next year's synod of bishops, a grassroots effort that experts say is unprecedented. "It's fascina>ng," said Thomas Groome, a professor of theology at Boston College. One News Page Qualita>ve Analysis: What are the topics most frequently associated to “the Synod”? What are the topics associated to “the Synod”? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 •
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We have grouped the men>ons about “the Synod” in topics This categoriza>on is based on a 20% sample analysis of total men>ons (7.667) S Y N O D Divorce And Remarriage Marriage 2.604 men>ons -­‐ 34% 2.303 men>ons -­‐ 30% Birth Control 1.149 men>ons -­‐ 15% Abor)on 691 men>ons -­‐ 9% Gay Marriage and Gay Adop)ons Cohabita)on 613 men>ons -­‐ 8% 230 men>ons -­‐ 3% Pedophilia 77 men>ons 1% *It should be noted that many men>ons are cross-­‐topic, therefore their categoriza>on is based on personal assump>ons What are the topics associated to “the Synod”? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 S Y N O D Divorce And Remarriage Marriage Birth Control Abor)on Gay Marriage and Gay Adop)ons Cohabita)on Pedophilia 2.604 34% Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops, has emphasized that the next synod will not be focused exclusively on the much-­‐talked-­‐
about issue of Communion for divorced-­‐and-­‐remarried Catholics. “I would like to remind you that the next assembly of the Synod of Bishops is >tled ‘The Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the Context of Evangeliza>on.’ So the synod will deal with the family in its various aspects — not with a single issue,” the cardinal said in a May 20 email interview with CNA. “In my view, a good service for people would be that of giving each issue regarding the family the same ‘space’ for discussion.” The year leading up to the Oct. 5-­‐19 synod on the family has been marked by media specula>on that it will be dedicated to discovering a “pastoral solu>on” allowing for the admiVance of persons who are divorced and civily remarried, while their spouse is s>ll living, to Communion, while also preserving Catholic teaching about the indissolubility of marriage. NCRegister.com What are the topics associated to “the Synod”? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 S Y N O D Divorce And Remarriage Marriage Birth Control Abor)on Gay Marriage and Gay Adop)ons Cohabita)on Pedophilia 2.303 30% A South African cardinal has told Va>can Radio that the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the family will not change Catholic teaching on marriage, which he noted is founded on the words of Christ. Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of Durban also said that the teaching of St. Paul on examining oneself before receiving Holy Communion, lest one eat and drink judgment upon oneself, is perennially valid. The prelate also said that he believed that in some previous synods, insufficient aVen>on was paid to the differing nature of problems and concerns in various geographical regions. CatholicCulture.org What are the topics associated to “the Synod”? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 S Y N O D Divorce And Remarriage Marriage Birth Control Abor)on Gay Marriage and Gay Adop)ons Cohabita)on Pedophilia 1.149 15% In an unusually blunt report to the Va>can, Bishop Robert Lynch of St. Petersburg, Fla., said that even most regular churchgoing Catholics in his diocese find the church's teaching on ar)ficial contracep)on no longer relevant. "On the maVer of ar>ficial contracep>on, the responses might be characterized by saying, 'That train le| the sta>on long ago,' " he wrote in a Feb. 7 blog about his report. "Catholics have made up their minds and the sensus fidelium [the sense of the faithful] suggests the rejec>on of church teaching on this subject." Na)onal Catholic Reporter What are the topics associated to “the Synod”? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 S Y N O D Divorce And Remarriage Marriage Birth Control Abor)on Gay Marriage and Gay Adop)ons Cohabita)on Pedophilia 691 9% The American Life League (ALL), which describes itself as the largest Catholic an>-­‐abor)on group, has started a campaign called "Defend the Faith" targe>ng the pro-­‐
abor>on rights group “as the most dangerous enemy of tradi>onal families and of the Catholic Church.” “Planned Parenthood has torn apart the family like a pack of ravenous wolves,” said ALL President Judie Brown. “The pro-­‐life movement and the Church must stand together, face this threat, and shield our families from Planned Parenthood’s con>nued assaults."ALL says Pope Francis should declare Planned Parenthood an adversary at the upcoming gathering of church leaders in October, known as the Synod. Na)onal Catholic Reporter What are the topics associated to “the Synod”? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 S Y N O D Divorce And Remarriage Marriage Birth Control Abor)on Gay Marriage and Gay Adop)ons Cohabita)on Pedophilia 613 8% An LGBT ac>vist founda>on headed by a former Obama White House staffer gave a $200,000 grant to a dissen>ng Catholic coali>on to target the upcoming Synod on the Family and World Youth Day. “The effort will build advocacy and visibility in connec>on with two special events, the Synod of the Family and World Youth Day,” the founda>on said on its website. An extraordinary bishops' synod will meet in Rome this Oct. 5-­‐19 to address pastoral challenges related to the family. The synod has been the subject of significant media coverage and specula>on. On June 26, synod organizers released the synod's preparatory document, a broad-­‐ranging document which among other topics summarized Catholic teaching on homosexuality. It discussed the bishops' desire to consider the pastoral response to homosexuality, to Catholics in homosexual rela>onships, and to any children raised under those unions. Catholic News Agency What are the topics associated to “the Synod”? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 S Y N O D Synod: what about unmarried couples living together? From every part of the world, the responses note an increasing number of couples who live together ad experimentum (“on an experimental basis”) in unions which have not been religiously or civilly recognized nor officially registered in any way. The terms “experiment” or “trial period” are really not appropriate, since, especially in Europe and America, they o|en refer to a permanent form of life. Some>mes marriage takes place a|er the birth of their first child and the wedding and bap>sm are celebrated together. Sta>s>cs show a high incidence of these unions, though with some qualifica>on between rural areas, where cohabita)on is rarer and urban areas, e.g., in Europe, Asia and La>n America, where the prac>ce is more widespread. Divorce And Remarriage Marriage Birth Control Abor)on Gay Marriage and Gay Adop)ons Cohabita)on Pedophilia 230 3% Pantheos.com What are the topics associated to “the Synod”? Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 S Y N O D Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, who is organizing the synod, said many lay Catholics were consulted in the prepara>on of the working document, and the Va>can spokesman noted that there was “ample representa>on” of the laity at Thursday’s press conference: A married couple celebra>ng their 25th anniversary joined the six clerics on the podium. The document itself, though, acknowledged that the church had a credibility problem. “Responses from almost every part of the world frequently refer to the sexual scandals within the church (pedophilia in par>cular) and in general, to a nega>ve experience with the clergy and other persons,” it said. “Sex scandals significantly weaken the church’s moral credibility.” Divorce And Remarriage Marriage Birth Control Abor)on Gay Marriage and Gay Adop)ons NewYorkPost Cohabita)on Pedophilia 77 1% Summary The top 5 categories are Divorce And Remarriage (34%), Marriage (30%), Birth Control (15%), Abor)on (9%) and Gay Marriage and Gay Adop)ons (8%) The Family VS The Synod Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 Men>ons about the Family (in an ethical perspec>ve) 1.162.143 Men>ons -­‐ Worldwide In order to broaden the perimeter of the analysis we have: •  Quan>fied the total amount of men>ons about ethical themes related to the Family (at global level) during the last year Men>ons about the Synod 38.333 Men>ons -­‐ Worldwide •  Analysed an approx. 10% sample (114.274 men>ons) to understand what are the most men)oned/
discussed ethical topics related to the Family •  Compared the Family most men>oned/discussed ethical topics to the Synod main topics to highlight analogies and discrepancies The Family VS The Synod Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 Abor)on: 24.430 – 21% Religious Marriage: 20.710 – 18% Men>ons analysed about the Family (in an ethical perspec>ve) 114.274 (approx. 10% sample of total amount) Men>ons -­‐ Worldwide Contracep)on: 14.796 – 13% Men>ons about the Synod Pedophilia: 14.701 – 13% 38.333 Men>ons -­‐ Worldwide Gay Marriage: 9.292 – 8% Separated, Divorced, re-­‐married: 9.272 – 8% Feminism: 7.576 – 7% Other: 13.497 – 12% The Family VS The Synod Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 7.667 men)ons analysed S Y N O D Divorce And Remarriage 2.604 men*ons – 34% Marriage 2.303 men*ons – 30% Birth Control en*ons – 15% 1.149 m
Abor>on 691 men*ons – 9% Gay Marriage and Gay Adop>ons 613 m en*ons – 8% Cohabita>on 230 men*ons – 3% Pedophilia 77% men*ons – 1% 114.274 men)ons analysed Abor>on 24.430 – 21% Marriage: 20.710 – 18% Contracep>on: 14.796 – 13% Pedophilia: 14.701 – 13% Gay Marriage: 9.292 – 8% Separated, Divorced, re-­‐married: 9.272 – 8% Feminism: 7.576 – 7% Other: 13.497 – 12% F A M I L Y The Family VS The Synod Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 7.667 men)ons analysed S Y N O D 114.274 men)ons analysed Divorce And Remarriage 2.604 men*ons – 34% Divorce and Marriage represents the mostly associated topic to the Synod (34%) Separated, Divorced, re-­‐married: 9.272 – 8% F A M I L Y The Family VS The Synod Time frame: September 1, 2013 / September 1, 2014 7.667 men)ons analysed S Y N O D 114.274 men)ons analysed Abor>on 24.430 – 21% Abor*on represents the mostly associated topic to the Family (21%) Abor>on 691 men*ons – 9% F A M I L Y Thanks! Contatti:
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