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Mini Poll: St. Louis and the Pope

Current Totals:

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Pope Benedict XVI?

Favorable:
 43%
Unfavorable:
 31%
I really don't know anything about him:
 25%

 

Lifelong Catholic

Others

Favorable:
 68%
Unfavorable:
 17%
I really don't know anything about him:
 15%
Favorable:
 34%
Unfavorable:
 31%
I really don't know anything about him:
 35%

 

In general, how do you rate the job Pope Benedict is doing in leading the Catholic Church?

Great job:
 10%
Good job:
 23%
Fair job:
 23%
Poor job:
 15%
I have no idea:
 29%

 

Lifelong Catholic

Others

Great job:
 27%
Good job:
 33%
Fair job:
 24%
Poor job:
 7%
I have no idea:
 9%
Great job:
 4%
Good job:
 15%
Fair job:
 21%
Poor job:
 14%
I have no idea:
 46%

 

How much have you heard about Pope Benedict?

A lot:
 35%
A little:
 60%
Nothing:
 5%

 

Did you watch television coverage or read newspaper coverage of Pope Benedict's recent visit to the United States?

Yes, a lot:
 13%
Yes, a little:
 56%
Nope:
 31%

 

In general, how would you rate Pope Benedict's visit to the United States?

It was a positive thing:
 56%
It was a negative thing:
 5%
It made no difference:
 38%

 

How do you rate the job Pope Benedict has done to promote relations with other faiths?

Excellent:
 14%
Good:
 24%
Fair:
 20%
Poor:
 18%
I have no idea:
 24%

 

From everything you have read or heard, how would you characterize Pope Benedict's ideology?

Conservative:
 69%
Moderate:
 13%
Liberal:
 1%
I have no idea:
 18%

 

Do you think Pope Benedict should maintain the traditional polices of the Church, or should he change Church policies to reflect the attitudes and lifestyles of Catholics today?

Maintain:
 23%
Change:
 75%

 

Lifelong Catholic

Others

Maintain:
 45%
Change:
 56%
Maintain:
 18%
Change:
 78%

 

In general, do you think the Catholic Church is in touch with the views of Catholics in the United States today, or is it out of touch?

In touch:
 19%
Out of touch:
 81%

 

Lifelong Catholic

Others

In touch:
 35%
Out of touch:
 64%
In touch:
 9%
Out of touch:
 85%

 

Which of the following issues addressed by Pope Benedict during his visit to the United States do you personally think is the most urgent for us in St. Louis?

Addressing immigration:
 5%
Keeping parochial schools open:
 10%
Restoring trust, promoting reconciliation:
 40%
Promoting environmentalism:
 9%
Reaching out to other religions:
 11%
Stressing the importance of marriage:
 2%
Inspiring young people to resist destructive cultural influences:
 23%

 

Does your own church actively participate in any of the areas stressed by Pope Benedict?

Yes:
 47%
No:
 12%
I don't have a church:
 42%

 

Were you in St. Louis when Pope John Paul II visited in 1999?

Yes:
 84%
No:
 16%

 

If Pope Benedict came to St. Louis, would you come out to watch the motorcade or attend one of the rallies?

Certainly:
 22%
Probably:
 11%
Possibly:
 21%
No:
 46%

 

Regardless of your religious beliefs today, in what religion where you brought up?

Protestant:
 34%
Catholic:
 51%
Some other Christian religion:
 5%
Jewish:
 3%
Some other non-Christian religion:
 2%
Atheist/agnostic/no religion:
 2%
Something else:
 2%

 

Do you still regard yourself as a member in good standing of the religion in which you were brought up?

Yes:
 50%
No, I've become something else:
 19%
No, I do not belong to a religion anymore:
 30%

 

In which of the following famous cars would you most like to show up at your high school reunion?

The Weinermobile:
 21%
The Popemobile:
 13%
The Batmobile:
 48%
The Kissmobile:
 12%
The Spammobile:
 6%

 

Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.


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