#4 Jesus spoke to St Francis: "Francis, rebuild my Church which as you can see is falling into ruin".
There is a clear message in the Pope's choice of name. He even alluded to it in his address mentioning "careerists". The Vatican and Curiae are in for a thorough (and IMHO, overdue) cleaning. Watch for the whining to begin. (And now we know why Benedict abdicated - not enough energy or stamina to complete what will likely be a years long hard slog through the bureaucracy).
As a Cardinal, he is on record strongly standing for the Church's teachings and traditions regarding homosexual "marriage" and adoption, abortion (including the denial of Communion to pro-abort/"pro-choice" politicians), female priests, and many other hotbutton issues.
Once the left/press gets over its "Latino" celebration, they will start in on him, especially once he speaks out against the HHS mandate. |