CNN, America know little about Pope

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It’s the day after Cardinal Ratzinger’s Pope-morphosis into His Holiness Benedict XVI, and on the networks smoke is billowing and bells are tolling just like it was yesterday. CNN’s Kelly Wallace adds this insightful nugget:

“And something else we found: many Americans don’t know that much about the new Pope.”

According to a CNN/USA Gallup poll, nearly 50% couldn’t say “whether the new Pope would lead the Church in the right or wrong direction” (the other 50% could’ve sworn he used to be on “Cheers“).

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