On 12/28/13, 4:15 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 28 Dec 2013 16:07:38 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

Conservatives may hate Pope Francis, but the American people love him
more by a landslide according to a new poll.

A CNN poll shows that Pope Francis’ popularity has skyrocketed in America.

The latest CNN poll reveals that while Pope Francis is loathed by
conservatives for having a more liberal approach, the great majority of
Americans and American Catholics approve of him.

A whopping 88 percent of American Catholics highly approve of Pope
Francis. Among the American people as a whole, his approval rating
stands at an incredible 75 percent. So even though conservatives have
made the pontiff the newest target of their hatred, Americans
overwhelmingly side with him. This suggests that even many conservatives
love the Pope despite what right-wing leaders think. After all, it’s
unlikely that these numbers are composed only of those who lean liberal.

Pope Francis is more popular than the conservative Republican Party.

Pope Francis’ approval rating eclipses that of Republicans, which has
lingered in the sewers for a long time now. Nearly 60 percent of
Americans have an unfavorable view of the GOP according to the latest
Pew Poll. Congressional Republicans have an even worse unfavorable
rating that stands at 72 percent.

Both sets of numbers strongly suggest that conservatives who stand
against Pope Francis do so at their own peril. Yet another set of
numbers supports this. 70 percent of hispanics identify as Catholic in
America. Nearly the same number view the pontiff in a favorable light.
71 percent of hispanics voted for Democrats in 2012. The same poll
indicates that latino voters share the Holy Father’s view that too much
focus has been given to social issues and not enough on economic
inequality. Democrats and the Pope are on the same page on this front,
so the GOP only hurts themselves by hating the pontiff and his message.
Pope Francis has become a target of conservatives for taking a more
liberal view on several issues.

Since becoming the new Vicar of Christ in March, Pope Francis has made
it his mission to return the Catholic Church to the more liberal
teachings of Jesus. In that effort, he has taken many positions that
threaten the extreme views of “Christian” conservatives.

Pope Francis has taken up the plight of the poor and immigrants. He
supports protecting the environment. He has called for putting a stop to
hating homosexuals. He has been a progressive on women’s rights. And he
has attacked trickle-down economics as a “tyranny.” In addition, he has
also condemned obsessive ideology and those Christians who think they
are superior to others. In short, Pope Francis represents everything
that conservatives hate. Want to know more about why conservatives hate
Pope Francis? Just go here.
Americans reject the conservative agenda and support the compassionate
one of Pope Francis.

Hating the world’s foremost religious leader won’t score Republicans any
political points. It will only cause more people to rally around Pope
Francis and his message. Pope Francis’ poll numbers have only risen
while his conservative haters see theirs fall into the gutter. A
previous poll showed that 79 percent of Catholics and 58 percent of the
general public approve of Pope Francis. As you can see, the pontiff is
even more popular now, and that’s in the midst of a hit job being
spearheaded against him by conservative media. Clearly, Americans reject
the conservative agenda and support the compassionate one of Pope
Francis. To put it another way, if conservatives hate it, it must be good.


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Excellent PR by the Catholic Church. They even made a believer of you.


Indeed, I believe the new pope has the right idea about what he should
say and do and of course I admire his ability to really, truly, **** off
the conservative christians in name only. But, I'm afraid, the catholic
church and religion have no appeal for me.

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Religion: together we can find the cure.