One third of the Bulgarians were very interested in the visit of Pope John Paul II in Bulgaria, data of the sociological agency Skala show. 10 percent of the Bulgarians showed absolutely no interest in the visit. Half of the polled say that the Papal visit was an important for the country event. 16 percent said that they were against the visit. The majority of the polled say that the most significant part of the visit of the Pope was his meeting with the Bulgarian Patriarch Maxim. Asked whether the Pope should meet with Sergey Antonov who was suspected to have participated in the plot to kill John Paul II in 1981, 34 percent say that such a meeting was appropriate, 20 percent say that it was useful but had to take place earlier. Half of the polled think that the Papal visit was late, 30 percent say that the visit was well-timed. The data show that most of the elderly people were interested in the Papal visit. 500 people were polled from all regional towns in Bulgaria, 30 percent of the polled defined themselves as believers.