Americans, especially conservative
Catholics, "have cooled" on Pope Francis, just two months ahead
of the pontiff's visit to Philadelphia, New York, and Washington
DC, British daily the Financial Times (FT) reported on Tuesday.
Pope Francis' favourability rating has dropped from 76% in
February 2014 to its current 59% level, according to a Gallup
poll, the FT said.
Gallup said the drop among conservatives is due to the
pope's rising criticism of global capitalism.
A drop among liberals may be because Francis hasn't moved
quickly enough "to ease the Church's rigid attitude on
homosexuality, divorce, and female priesthood," Gallup said.
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