Pope seen in good light by more than half of Americans: poll
AFP, April, 2008
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — Just over half of Americans see Pope Benedict XVI, the leader of the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics, in a favorable light, a poll released two weeks before the German-born pontiff was due to visit here showed.
"Pope Benedict XVI continues to be viewed favorably by a majority (52 percent) of Americans," the poll by the Pew Research think-tank showed.
But the pope lags far behind his charismatic predecessor, Polish-born John Paul II, in the popularity stakes, and huge numbers of Americans know nothing about the German-born pontiff who will be visiting Washington and New York later this month, the survey also indicated.
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John Paul II was given a favorable rating by more than three-quarters of Americans in polls conducted by Pew in 1987, 1990 and 1996.
Benedict, on the other hand, who was elected to the papacy in April ...
