Austrians See in Pope Moral Figure

Austria's population perceives the Pope more as a moral authority and less as a political actor. This is evident from a recent survey conducted by the Gallup Institute. According to this survey, six out of ten respondents (62 percent) consider the Pope's influence on the international level to be low. Seven out of ten (71 percent) respondents, on the other hand, see the Church head as "a symbol of universal values such as peace, human dignity an…