Polish people are of the opinion that the Catholic Church’s World Youth Day in Kraków will promote our country worldwide (88%) and add to Poland and Kraków’s prestige (84%). At the same time, a majority of people (69%) believe it carries the risk of a terrorist attack, even though the survey was carried out before the attack in Nice on 14 July. Just over a half of Poles (55%) think that the police and other services are well prepared to ensure the safety of participants of World Youth Day, while one in three (33%) has no opinion on this. Polish people are divided as to whether World Youth Day will create problems for the city of Kraków and its inhabitants and also on the question of whether it will serve to deepen Polish people’s religious faith. Many people are unable to say whether the event is badly organised or too expensive.

More on this subject in the CBOS report.