Journalists are understandably fond of conflict -- after all, it gives them something to talk about. Media coverage and commentary relating to a drop in Pope Francis's popularity rating in a recent Gallup poll was an illustration of that.
Gallup found the Pope with a favorable rating of 59% now, compared with 76% in early 2014. The new unfavorable number was 16%, against 9% last year, while "no opinion" rose from 16% to 25%. Among Catholics, 71% view Francis favorably now as against 89% in 2014.
Read Full Article »