Posted on 12/09/2016 5:09:38 PM PST by marshmallow
A new poll shows that Pope Francis's favorability has risen among adult Catholics to just above what it was a year ago, after the U.S. visit. The rating has dipped slightly among U.S. adults in general but experts say it's because the pope has not been as 'publicly active' this year.
ST. LEO - A new poll shows that Pope Francis’s favorability dipped slightly among U.S. adults in general, but has risen among adult Catholics to just above what it was a year ago.
The poll, by St. Leo University Polling Institute in Florida, asked 1,001 respondents if their opinion of the pope was strongly favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or not at all favorable.
The pope’s popularity dipped slightly from 65.5 percent in September to 62.6 percent in November. Among Catholic adults, his 85.8 percent favorability was up from the 84.2 percent two months before but down from the 87.5 percent rating he was given in June.
Marc Pugliese, an assistant professor of theology and religion at St. Leo University, said the bump might be from the attention to the pope as the Year of Mercy was coming to a close.
The pope’s highest favorability rating, from this polling group, was at 75.8 percent in September 2015 just after his visit to the United States.
The surveys were conducted online from November 27-30 and the survey has margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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The ones that don’t go to MASS!!
Over 80%?
Cough, Cough, I go to Mass and let me tell you WE do not like Francis the talking poop!!!
No one called me!
I'm sure he's quite popular among those whose sole devotion is to hold candles just before midnight on Christmas Eve...
Pope=poop
The CINOs?
More appropriate with “poop”.
Many appear to “love” the filthy islamo scum and illegals with their “charity” support for the useless trash. Many also support pinching off more welfare cases in Africa.
Wise up or wither with the democrat party, sjw and blm.
In our house, he’s called Dope Francis.
Well that will drive down members and donations.
Communist Pope.
This US Catholic has some reservations.
i believe this is as accurate as hillarys election polls were.
OK, so Catholics don’t care about preserving the moral teachings of the faith and support the Pope in his effort to undermine those, but I guess we already knew the bulk of Catholics are CINOs. They vote for the abortion /same sex marriage party anyway...
“This polling group”
Hmm.. which polling group l wonder. Today he was going on about the sin of fake news at the same time Hillary was. l have had it with him
They have not asked any I know. My wife thinks he is terrible.
The cafeteria Catholics that don’t like Catholic teachings, maybe.
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