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Survey: US Catholics Have Favorable View of Pope Francis
The National Catholic Register ^ | 6/25/21 | Staff

Posted on 06/25/2021 6:50:55 PM PDT by marshmallow

Among U.S. Catholics overall, 82% say they have a favorable opinion of the Pope. More than six-in-10 U.S adults, 63%, have a ‘very’ or ‘mostly’ favorable opinion of Pope Francis, according to the survey conducted in March using Pew’s online American Trends Panel.

According to a recent online survey released by the Pew Research Center on June 25, Pope Francis’ popularity remains “fairly stable” among both American Catholics and Americans in general.

More than six-in-10 U.S adults, 63%, have a “very” or “mostly” favorable opinion of Pope Francis, according to the survey conducted in March using the center’s online American Trends Panel.

Among U.S. Catholics overall, 82% say they have a favorable opinion of the Pope.

Claire Gecewicz, who focuses on religion research at Pew Research Center and who authored the report, explained that “views of Pope Francis have remained fairly stable among Catholic subgroups, too.”

“For example, Catholics who identify as Democrats or who lean toward that party continue to have a more positive opinion of Francis than their Republican counterparts, a partisan pattern that has held since 2018,” she said.

“In the latest survey, 90% of Catholic Democrats expressed a favorable opinion of the Pope, compared with 73% of Catholic Republicans and GOP leaners,” she said.

The survey also found little difference in opinions of Pope Francis among Catholics who attend Mass regularly and those who attend less often. Among weekly Massgoers, 84% said they have a very or mostly favorable opinion of Pope Francis, compared to 82% of Catholics who answered similarly and who attend Mass less often or not at all.

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1 posted on 06/25/2021 6:50:55 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

The “Catholics” who use abortion as a form of birth control.


2 posted on 06/25/2021 6:56:00 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Tse-tung)
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To: marshmallow

BS propaganda.


3 posted on 06/25/2021 6:57:49 PM PDT by jacknhoo ( Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation. )
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To: marshmallow

They would.


4 posted on 06/25/2021 6:59:24 PM PDT by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)
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To: marshmallow

Nobody asked me!


5 posted on 06/25/2021 6:59:37 PM PDT by notaliberal (St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle,)
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To: marshmallow; Al Hitan; DuncanWaring; Fedora; irishjuggler; Jaded; JoeFromSidney; kalee; ...
More than six-in-10 U.S adults, 63%, have a ‘very’ or ‘mostly’ favorable opinion of Pope Francis, according to the survey conducted in March using Pew’s online American Trends Panel.

Not surprising:

Poll: 7 in 10 US Catholics Don’t Believe in Real Presence

6 posted on 06/25/2021 7:00:53 PM PDT by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome.)
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To: marshmallow

I sure hope that figure isn’t correct. Because if it is, the Catholic Church is in more trouble than I thought.

But wait. Among Catholics there is a certain built-in reverence for the Pope. It doesn’t really matter who the Pope actually is. Maybe that explains things.


7 posted on 06/25/2021 7:03:57 PM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: marshmallow

Fake pope, fake Catholics


8 posted on 06/25/2021 7:11:07 PM PDT by falcon99 (qu)
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To: marshmallow

Born and raised Catholic...it’s just part of the blind obedience we take up. But I don’t believe they’re being truthful to themselves.


9 posted on 06/25/2021 7:11:20 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: marshmallow
“In the latest survey, 90% of Catholic Democrats expressed a favorable opinion of the Pope, compared with 73% of Catholic Republicans and GOP leaners…”

More Catholic Republicans have favorable opinions of this commie Pope than one could ever have imagined.

It's absolutely disgusting.

10 posted on 06/25/2021 7:11:59 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: marshmallow

Undoubtedly a fake poll. Any Catholic in their right mind is horrified and disgusted by this Pope.


11 posted on 06/25/2021 7:19:30 PM PDT by devere
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To: ConservativeMind

I do not believe this poll, and I don’t believe much that comes from NCR.


12 posted on 06/25/2021 7:22:01 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: marshmallow
Among weekly Massgoers, 84% said they have a very or mostly favorable opinion of Pope Francis . . .

I find that impossible to believe.

13 posted on 06/25/2021 7:26:41 PM PDT by madprof98
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To: marshmallow

Not this Catholic. He’s Satan’s spawn.


14 posted on 06/25/2021 7:31:00 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Now you know why many Catholic Churches are empty anymore


15 posted on 06/25/2021 7:32:06 PM PDT by Lod881019
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To: marshmallow

They didn’t survey me. I gave the guy’s pontificate 2 weeks, and knew by then he was going to be a disaster.


16 posted on 06/25/2021 7:33:23 PM PDT by sockmonkey (Conservative. Not a Neocon.)
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To: madprof98
Ten out of ten well-informed Latin Mass goers do not have a favorable opinion of the pope.
17 posted on 06/25/2021 7:33:28 PM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: vharlow

Is this true?

ML/NJ


18 posted on 06/25/2021 7:35:22 PM PDT by ml/nj (DITCH MITCH !! and found)
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To: Sacajaweau
"But I don’t believe they’re being truthful to themselves."

Maybe they wrongly believe they would be committing heresy if they didn't approve of him. I can't stand the guy, and don't recognize him as the Pope. Pope Benedict XVI is still my Pope, just like Donald Trump is still my President.

19 posted on 06/25/2021 7:36:07 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: marshmallow

I’m glad I left this Church, even though it is so painful.

Francis is a blasphemous heretic.


20 posted on 06/25/2021 7:46:55 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods ( comment might be sarcasm, or not. It depends. Often I'm not sure either.)
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