Pope Francis describes ‘ideological Christians’ as a ‘serious illness’ within the Church

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95. Give that man some time.

Critical reflections on religious ideology from a pope... that's pretty amazing.

It find it strange what patience and he/she-needs-more-time attitudes many politicians receive in relation to changing a system that has evolved over little more than two centuries (and in many places only a few decades) - in contrast to a pope who is expected to change a behemoth of a system that has been in place for about two millennia pretty much over night.

Francis has, compared to the history of the catholic church, already turned that steering wheel so hard that all the timbers in this old ship are creaking ominously. He is pissing off all the right people.

I say give him time. If anyone needs time it's him. As an example, don't ever expect the church's attitude on gay rights to change if you vilify a pope like Francis who speaks of gays as persons(!), persons that Jesus will love no matter what. Yes it is very little... but its importance as a first step can hardly be overstated.

You need a pope Francis if you want to open up for the possibility of increasingly 'progressive' heads of the church in future.