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February 28, 2018

Pope Francis Still Highly Regarded in U.S., but Signs of Disenchantment Emerge

Growing share of U.S. Catholics say Francis is ‘too liberal,’ ‘naïve’

Growing share of U.S. Catholics say Francis is ‘too liberal,’ ‘naïve’

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Growing share of U.S. Catholics say Francis is ‘too liberal,’ ‘naïve’

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Pope Francis Still Highly Regarded in U.S., but Signs of Disenchantment Emerge
Pope Francis remains popular among U.S. Catholics
Growing share of U.S. Catholics say Francis is ‘too liberal,’ ‘naïve’
Half of Catholic Republicans now say Pope Francis is too liberal
Catholic Republicans less enamored with Pope Francis now than in 2014
Among all U.S. adults, six-in-ten rate Pope Francis favorably
Among all U.S. Catholics, Francis viewed more favorably than Benedict XVI, less favorably than John Paul II
Francis widely popular among U.S. Catholics
Many non-Catholic religious groups in U.S. give Pope Francis positive ratings
Shrinking majority of U.S. Catholics see Francis as major positive change for the church
Nine-in-ten American Catholics call Francis compassionate, humble
Most U.S. Catholics say their priests are supportive of Pope Francis
Catholics who attend Mass weekly more positive about Pope Francis’ performance than those who attend church less often
Most American Catholics say Pope Francis has done at least a little to make the church more accepting of homosexuality, divorce and remarriage
U.S. Catholics say making church more accepting among Francis’ most notable actions
U.S. Catholics more likely now to support same-sex marriage; abortion attitudes comparatively stable
Little change in American Catholics’ political party affiliation, ideology
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