Catholics call Pope Francis ‘a change for the better’
c. 2014 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON (RNS) Americans are huge fans of Pope Francis and U.S. Catholics not only like him, they like where he’s taking their church, according to a new Pew Research survey released Thursday (March 6).
But researchers cautioned that doesn’t necessarily mean there is a “Francis effect” that has brought Catholics back to church or the confessional, although the faithful are clearly more enthusiastic.
