What to make of Pope Francis's popularity? TIME Magazine reports: "The Pope’s popularity crosses wide—and often surprising—swaths of American society. While it might not come as a shock that 87% of Catholics are fans of the Pope, 61% of Protestants and 63% of people who follow 'no religion' count themselves as Francis fans."
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