60% of Peruvians believe Pope Francis' visit to the Inca country will have a positive impact on the nation, a national urban-rural survey conducted by Ipsos Peru revealed.
On the other hand, 29% of Peruvians deem the Supreme Pontiff's visit as negative, and 11% abstain from answering the question.
According to the study published in El Comercio newspaper, 62% of respondents approve of the Supreme Pontiff's performance as the Catholic Church's leader.
The survey also notes 24% of respondents disapprove of his performance as Catholic representative.
Likewise, 76% of Peruvians believe Pope Francis should apologize for the allegations of child sexual abuse committed by the Catholic clergy.
In this regard, the Holy Father —during his first address in Chile on Tuesday—
expressed his pain and shame over the sexual abuse scandals that have rocked the Catholic Church.
In addition, the survey indicates most Peruvians expect Pope Francis to take a tougher stance against men's violence towards their wives and children, as well as against priests and religious people who have committed child sexual abuse.
The study also reveals that a large majority of Peruvians do not plan to attend the Pope's activities in
Lima,
Trujillo and Puerto Maldonado as they prefer to watch them on television.
Technical details
National Urban-Rural Survey conducted by Ipsos Peru
Method: Multi-stage probability sampling
Sample size: 1,271 people
Fieldwork period: January 10-12, 2018
Margin of error: +/-2.7%
Confidence level: 95%
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Publicado: 16/1/2018