Nation-wide home interviews conducted September 23-24 2006 in 100 residencies in 43 regions. A sample size of 1500 respondents. The margin of error does not exceed 3,2%.
DO YOU KNOW, HAVE YOU HEARD OR IS THIS THE FIRST TIME YOU ARE HEARING ABOUT MUSLIMS' PROTEST RALLIES AS A REACTION TO THE POPE'S STATEMENT?
IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT IS THE REASON BEHIND THESE RALLIES? (Open-ended question*. Asked of those saying that they know about the rallies; 46% of all respondents.)
IN HIS SPEECH AT A GERMAN UNIVERSITY, THE POPE QUOTED A 14TH CENTURY BYZANTINE EMPEROR WHO SAID THAT MUHAMMAD HAS GIVEN THE WORLD NOTHING BUT EVIL AND INHUMANITY. SOME PEOPLE CONDEMN THE POPE FOR USING THIS QUOTE ABOUT THE PROPHET. OTHERS SEE NOTHING REPREHENSIBLE IN IT. WHICH OF THESE VIEWS IS CLOSEST TO YOUR OWN?
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AFTER THE POPE'S SPEECH, MASS PROTEST RALLIES BEGAN IN THE MUSLIM COUNTRIES. WHAT IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS THESE RALLIES: POSITIVE, NEGATIVE OR INDIFFERENT?
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DO YOU THINK THE POPE SHOULD HAVE APOLOGIZED TO MUSLIMS FOR HIS SPEECH?
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WHY DO YOU THINK THAT THE POPE OUGHT TO HAVE APOLOGIZED TO MUSLIMS FOR HIS STATEMENT? (Open-ended question*. Asked of those saying that he ought to have apologized; 39% of all respondents.)
WHY DO YOU THINK THAT THE POPE DID NOT HAVE TO APOLOGIZE TO MUSLIMS FOR HIS STATEMENT? (Open-ended question*. Asked of those saying that he did not have to apologize; 23% of all respondents.)
THE POPE EXPRESSED HIS REGRET THAT MUSLIMS FOUND HIS WORDS INSULTING. SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT THIS SUFFICES AND THAT THE POPE SHOULD NOT APOLOGIZE. OTHERS THINK THAT HE SHOULD DIRECTLY APOLOGIZE. WHICH OF THESE VIEWS IS CLOSEST TO YOUR OWN?
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