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In reply to the discussion: Pope Francis on abortion, gays, and contraception (toon). [View all]el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)Again you just had Benedict who was saying things that were presumably anathema to most DU Catholics. Now they have someone who is saying a lot of things we agree with (although his record on other issues is much worse). DU Catholics (believing Roman Catholics) under Benedict had a split - a division between their desires to be a good Roman Catholic and a good member of Democratic Underground.
Obviously if you aren't a believing Roman Catholic the solution might well be obvious - stop being a Roman Catholic and this discontinuity disappears. But that's not a palatable solution for believers.
So when they see a Francis, someone who, in their mind, narrows this gulf between being a good member of DU and a good Catholic, they want to trumpet him.
Bryant