Pope Francis shows Democrats how to take back America

[MellowDem]

51. Pope Francis shows how to take back America if you want a Third Way regime...

Bill Clinton had some of the best approval numbers as well, and he enacted terrible policies.

Pope Francis has changed nothing but the focus of the church. He is more personable. He's still a bigot, and he still heads a terrible institution that does great damage to progressive policies. The rules have not changed and will not change. In other words, he's put a friendly face on the status quo.

If anything, Pope Francis is a warning of how easily people are fooled by charismatic leaders. It's amazing to me how anyone could respect a person that thinks the devil is behind gay marriage support or women are second class citizens.

Part of it is the continued privilege of religion, and many on DU don't even see it.

Most Catholics I know are far more moral than the Pope, and smarter and more sophisticated at that.

What we need is someone who is charismatic and progressive, not charismatic and for the status quo. We've had plenty of those over the years. The Pope has a much easier job than a president as well. His followers already believe through childhood indoctrination, or just stay for the tradition. The most his followers expect of him is to not be an asshole. The bar is low. President's work in the real of reality, not the supernatural. Their job is much more real and much more important.