solid_core
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I am from the first world country and there is no woman catholic priest, catholics are loudly against abortions and do not allow divorces nor homosexual marriages. Their families are more patriarchal and their women are keeping purity before marriage more than average protestant people. But I have never heard or met a catholic who believes the universe is 6,000 years old.The Catholic Church has a problem that's kind of specific to them: because they claim they are inerrant, they can't change key beliefs too obviously. But in 1st world countries Catholics often believe women should be priests (definite majority), that same-sex marriage should be accepted (substantial majority, though it seems to be about legal marriage not recognition by the Church), and that abortion should be legal (razor-thin plurality). History suggests that official beliefs will slowly be reinterpreted to agree.
I can't comment on Catholic views in 3rd world countries. In a quick search I didn't find data.
Expectations of the Catholic Church
Views about same-sex marriage among Catholics - Religion in America: U.S. Religious Data, Demographics and Statistics
Views about abortion among Catholics - Religion in America: U.S. Religious Data, Demographics and Statistics
They are much more conservative than the most of the protestant churches I visited or know of.
And I am a protestant so I do not say this because of some kind of pro-catholic attitude.
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