Pope Francis is the second most admired man in
the United States, but he shares the spot with someone whose world view
couldn’t be further from his own: Donald Trump.
According to a Gallup poll released Monday,
President Barack Obama and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton
are once again the most admired man and woman in America, respectively,
by wide margins.
About 13 percent of Americans named Clinton as their most admired
woman; she now holds the record for topping the list for the 20th time, more than any other woman or man. On the men’s side, 17 percent of Americans chose Obama.
But the pope, whose papacy has been hallmarked by his pleas to
protect the poor and to take care of the environment, tied with Trump,
the billionaire real estate mogul and GOP anti-immigration crusader.
Each chosen by 5 percent of Americans as their most admired.
Pope Francis isn’t the only religious figure who appears on the 2015 list.
Included in a five-way tie at the bottom of the list of the most
admired men, with 1 percent each, were the Dalai Lama and the Rev. Billy
Graham, who holds the record for appearing on the list the most number
of times: 59. (Pope John Paul II is in eighth place when it comes to
total appearances on the list; he’s been on it 27 times.)
This is Pope Francis’ third appearance, and each time he has placed second. In 2013, the year he was elected, he tied for second place with former President George W. Bush. He finished second in 2014 with 6 percent.
Francis visited the United States for the first time in his life in
September, where massive crowds greeted him in Washington, New York, and
Philadelphia. His trip included a speech to Congress, a papal first, an
address to the United Nations, and a public Mass along the Benjamin
Franklin Parkway in Philly. Cruxnow
NOTE: The Beast Out of the Sea
1And
I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the
sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns,
and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
3And
I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly
wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
4And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
5And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
6And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. Revelation 13:1-6
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