A year after the resignation of Benedict XVI and the election of his successor, cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio who chose a name Francis, we asked about the situation of the Catholic Church. Opinion on the situation of the church in Poland, in Europe and in the world has improved since Benedict XVI’s ponticate. The Poles accept the new pope as a moral authority (83%), however the highest respect is still paid to John Paul II (92%).

More on that issue can be found in the CBOS report in Polish: “Opinions about Pope Francis' Pontificate”.