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April 25, 2005
Polling the Papal Election
An overwhelming majority of American Catholics approves of the selection of Pope Benedict XVI and predicts that he will defend the traditional policies and beliefs of a church that many members say is out of touch with their views, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.Meaningless, but heartening. Meaningless because that's not how popes are elected or rule. Heartening, because 8 out of 10 approve. Of course, being America, they then had to ask questions about "what do YOU think should be done about . . . ."
No information in the article about what qualified as an "American Catholic." Was this poll conducted by telephone or on the church steps? They were "self-identified" -- that sounds like telephone to me.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at April 25, 2005 7:50 AM