Argentina sees dips in popularity in Pope Francis, new poll finds

Pope Francis remains wildly fashionable successful Latin America, according to a caller survey, but saw a alteration successful favorability successful Argentina.

Pew Research Center released a broad study, titled, ""How People successful Latin America and the U.S. presumption Pope Francis." The canvass surveyed 6,234 adults past twelvemonth successful six of Latin American's astir populous countries.

The canvass recovered that attitudes toward the pope — successful Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru —are inactive broadly affirmative though wide little affirmative than they were a decennary ago.

In Brazil and Mexico, for instance, 68% of adults person a favorable sentiment of the pope.

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The favorability for the pope successful Argentina had the biggest driblet among the six surveyed countries.

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A decennary ago, 91% of Argentinians said that they had a affirmative sentiment of Francis. That fig has dropped to an estimated 64% today.

Pope Francis attends a wide astatine the Esplanade of Tasitolu successful Dili, East Timor, connected September 10, 2024. ( (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images))

The canvass besides found:

-In Brazil and Mexico, 68% of adults person a favorable sentiment of the pope.

-In Colombia, 72% stock this sentiment compared to 83% of adults successful precocious 2013.

-In Chile, lone astir fractional of adults determination person a affirmative presumption of Francis.

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The favorable content of Francis among U.S. adults reached precocious points betwixt 2015 and 2017 erstwhile seven-in-ten Americans viewed him positively. Today, 57% of U.S. adults person a favorable sentiment of the pope.

The canvass recovered that U.S. Catholics (75%) are much likely than Protestants (51%) oregon the religiously unaffiliated (56%) to person affirmative views of Francis today.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.