American Catholics are feeling excited about their newly-elected religious leader Pope Leo XIV just a month after he was elevated to the position, a poll released Sunday reveals.
About two-thirds of American Catholics have a “very” or “somewhat” favorable view of Pope Leo, according to the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
While about three in 10 don’t know enough to have an opinion on the new Pontiff there are very few Catholics — less than one in 10 — who view the Chicago native unfavorably.
AP reports more broadly, around half of Democrats have a favorable view of the new pope, as do about four in 10 Republicans and independents.
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