(CNN Philippines) — Pope Francis now holds the highest public trust rating in the history of Social Weather Station’s (SWS) surveys, with an all-time high trust record of net +81.
He tops the most trusted pope in SWS surveys—surpassing the +72 of Pope John Paul II back in 1995.
Pope Benedict’s net trust rating was at +58, in May 2005.
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SWS added Pope Francis’ new net trust rating is 22 points higher than his +59 “very good” net in September 2013 and December 2014.
Nearly nine out of 10 Filipinos, or 87%, or have high trust for Pope Francis, while 6% have little trust in him. The remaining 6% were undecided.
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Compared to the December 2014 survey results, Pope Francis’ net trust rating rose in all religions, except among Iglesia ni Cristo (INC).
The March 2015 survey consisted of 78% Catholics, 5% Muslims, 3% Iglesia ni Cristo, and 13% other Christians.
The survey was conducted using face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adults nationwide two months after his two months after his papal visit last January 15 to 19.
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