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Should Pope Fix the Way the Vatican is Run?
Pew Research Center report says most Catholics want Pope Francis to reform the Vatican.
By Mary Ellen Alu
Most Catholics say that reforming the Vatican should be a priority for Pope Francis, according to a Pew Research Center report.
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Most of the Pope's fellow cardinals had elected him in part to address problems in the Vatican's bureaucracy, the report said.
According to the Pew survey, 75 percent of U.S. Catholics said that the reform should be an important priority for the Pope, including 35 percent who said it should be a "top priority."
Among other issues, 70 percent of all Catholics said the sexual abuse scandal should also be a top priority for the Pope.
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