MEXICO CITY — Almost two-thirds of Mexicans give a thumbs up to President Vicente Fox's kissing of
Pope John Paul II's ring, an unprecedented display of reverence to the Roman
Catholic leader in a nation with a long tradition of separation of church and
state.
A poll published yesterday in the Reforma
newspaper said that 60 percent of those questioned approved of Mr. Fox's kiss
at an official ceremony Tuesday night on the pope's arrival. Another poll found
63 percent support.