Originally published at The Catholic Thing

An NBC poll finds that among U.S. voters Pope Leo XIV is most esteemed in comparison to other public personalities. When pollsters surveyed 1,000 registered voters about how they felt about Leo, 42 percent of respondents were “very positive” or “somewhat positive,” while 8 percent felt “somewhat negative” or “very negative.” With a favorability rating that outpaced his unfavorable by 34 points, Leo ranked ahead of, in order, TV host Stephen Colbert, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, President Donald Trump, former Vice President Kamala Harris, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
 

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