In 2019, people in France criticized Pope Francis for not being firm enough about pedocriminal acts committed within the Catholic Church. The source had indeed questioned the French on this subject in the days following his refusal of the resignation of Cardinal Barbarin (condemned in first instance in March 2019 for not having reported to justice the pedocriminal acts of the priest Bernard Preynat): two-thirds of the French felt that the Pope was handling the situation badly.
Public opinion on Pope Francis' handling of the crisis caused by the pedocriminality cases within the Church in France in 2019
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "A propos de cette crise traversée par l’Eglise catholique, pensez-vous que le Pape François gère très bien, plutôt bien, plutôt mal, très mal la situation ?"
The source adds the following information: "Catholics represent 48% of our sample. Among them, the "practicing Catholics" represent 14% (2% go to mass at least once a week and 12% go to mass from time to time, on major feasts .)"
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Odoxa, & Témoignage Chrétien. (March 27, 2019). Public opinion on Pope Francis' handling of the crisis caused by the pedocriminality cases within the Church in France in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246371/opinion-french-pope-handling-child-abuse-cases-church/
Odoxa, und Témoignage Chrétien. "Public opinion on Pope Francis' handling of the crisis caused by the pedocriminality cases within the Church in France in 2019." Chart. March 27, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246371/opinion-french-pope-handling-child-abuse-cases-church/
Odoxa, Témoignage Chrétien. (2019). Public opinion on Pope Francis' handling of the crisis caused by the pedocriminality cases within the Church in France in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246371/opinion-french-pope-handling-child-abuse-cases-church/
Odoxa, and Témoignage Chrétien. "Public Opinion on Pope Francis' Handling of The Crisis Caused by The Pedocriminality Cases within The Church in France in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246371/opinion-french-pope-handling-child-abuse-cases-church/
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