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| Question | Great Deal | Moderate Amt. | Not much | Not at all | No opinion |
| How much does the choice of the next pope matter? | 36% | 29% | 16% | 19% | 0 |
| How much does it matter to the world? | 55 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Question | Yes | No | No opinion |
| Will Pope John Paul II be made a saint? | 71% | 18% | 11% |
| Question | Inspired | Not affected strongly | No opinion |
| Did you find inspiration in the way the pope handled his health problems? | 51% | 48% | 1% |
| Question | One of the greatest | Great | Good | Average | Below average | No opinion |
| How will Pope John Paul II be judged by history? | 67% | 21% | 7% | 2% | 1 | 2 |
| Question | More conservative | About the same | More liberal | No opinion |
| Should the next pope be: | 4% | 59% | 34% | 3% |
| Question | Acceptable | Unacceptable | No opinion |
| What if the next pope were chosen from Latin America? | 85% | 12% | 3% |
| From Africa? | 80 | 17 | 3 |
| From Asia? | 78 | 19 | 3 |
| Question | Yes | No | No opinion |
| Should the next pope allow Catholics to use birth control? | 78% | 21% | 1% |
| Allow priests to marry | 63 | 36 | 1 |
| Relax doctrine on stem cell research | 59 | 36 | 5 |
| Allow women to become priests | 55 | 44 | 1 |
| Allow Catholics to divorce & remarry without getting an annulment | 49 | 48 | 3 |
| Relax church doctrine on abortion | 37 | 59 | 4 |
References used:
- Susan Page, "Survey reveals affection, respect for John Paul," USA Today, 2005-APR-3, at: http://www.usatoday.com/
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Copyright © 2005 by Ontario Consultants on Religious
Tolerance
Originally posted: 2005-APR-06
Latest update: 2005-APR-06
Author: B.A. Robinson
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