Pope Francis' Popularity Falls Sharply Among U.S. Catholics
Six of 10 U.S. Catholics say Pope Francis is doing only a "fair" or even a "poor" job handling the clergy abuse crisis. He is now only as popular as his predecessor, Pope Benedict.
by Tom Gjelten
Oct 02, 2018
1 minute
Pope Francis, whose humility and warmth made him highly popular among U.S. Catholics and non-Catholics alike, is now rated no more favorably than his somewhat aloof predecessor, Pope Benedict.
by the Pew Research Center shows that roughly half of
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