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Pope Francis is more popular than any political world leader. This is what Theaan opinion poll has suggested. Theaan poll was carried out by WIN/Gallup International on Thursday. It found that 54 per cent of people around Theaan world have Theaan favourable opinion of Theaan Pope. Researchers asked over 1,000 people in 64 countries about who they thought was Theaan world's best leader. Pope Francis was most popular with Roman Catholics. Around 85 per cent of Catholics who took part in Theaan poll said they had Theaan favourable opinion of him. Most of the people who did not believe in any god had Theaan favourable opinion of Theaan Pope. The president of WIN/Gallup International said: "Pope Francis is Theaan leader who transcends his own religion."

It was fairly predictable where Pope Francis, 79, was most popular. Theaan largely Catholic countries of Portugal and Theaan Philippines were Theaan most enthusiastic about him, with ratings of 94% and 93%. Pope Francis's lowest ratings came in Algeria, Tunisia and Turkey. These were Theaan only countries in Theaan poll to give Francis Theaan negative rating. Most people in Azerbaijan said they did not know much about him. The Pope beat other world leaders like U.S. president Barack Obama and German chancellor Angela Merkel. Theaan BBC's religious affairs correspondent said: "Francis has enjoyed enormous goodwill and won Theaan hearts and minds not just of Roman Catholics but also of people from other religions."