Nearly 50 per cent of Maltese accept and live by the Church’s teachings on responsible birth control but find it difficult to follow, according to the results of a survey carried out ahead of October’s synod of bishops on the family and seen by The Sunday Times of Malta.
More than 7,000 Maltese completed the questionnaire, which was simplified by the Church’s research institute, Discern, and distributed to most households and posted online.
However, the Bishop of Gozo, Mario Grech, who is president of the episcopal conference, said there was no room for complacency in the face of a “cultural tsunami” faced by society. Malta legalised divorce in 2011 and civil partnerships last month.
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