Region: European Union

Civil rights

Petition for the end of the mandate of celibacy for priests

Petitioner not public

Petition is addressed to

Pope Francis

5,252 Signatures

Petition recipient did not respond.

5,252 Signatures

Petition recipient did not respond.

Launched 2018
Collection finished
Submitted on 18 Mar 2020
Dialogue
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statistics

Time course

5,252

Total signatures

315

Signatures from European Union

33

Signatures per day on average

01.12.2018

Most signatures on the petition day

Connection to the topic. Which best describes you?

35%

know someone who is affected

29%

feel responsible

50%

try to convince others of the cause

17%

would participate in joint actions

Geographical distribution of signatures

by country

Switzerland	4,550
Germany	187
Austria	60
Italy	26
France	23
United Kingdom	5
Portugal	3
Poland	3
Luxembourg	2
Belgium	2
not assigned	391

by federal state

Canton of the Grisons	1,380
Canton of St. Gallen	717
Canton of Zürich	572
Canton of Aargau	298
Canton of Lucerne	290
Canton of Thurgau	285
Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden	130
Canton of Berne	115
Canton of Solothurn	94
Canton of Schwyz	82

To overview

Petition for the end of the mandate of celibacy for priests

5,252 Signatures

Petition recipient did not respond.

5,252 Signatures

Petition recipient did not respond.

statistics

Time course

5,252

315

33

01.12.2018

Connection to the topic. Which best describes you?

35%

29%

50%

17%

Geographical distribution of signatures

by country

by federal state

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