Did I just hear this correctly?

I'm sitting here watching "Good Morning America" and Charlie Gibson is talking to a Cardinal from America. They are discussing the new pope.

Gibson then starts to quote polls:
76% support the use of birth control
69%, said priests should be allowed to marry
64%, said they want women in the priesthood

Since when has the church ever relied on opinion polls? The MSM is treating the Catholic Church like they treat the Constitution - as a "living, breathing" entity. It just proves their total lack of understanding about the religious beliefs.