Is Pope Francis Really a Progressive Example?

[MineralMan]

99. Ah, but you see, DU isn't really all that.

Some of the same folks who are heaping praise on this Pope spend a lot of time heaping disdain and scorn on President Obama. It's an interesting thing to juxtapose those two things, I think, and to examine posts in a broader light. I won't list President Obama's successful promotion of social justice issues. They're too well-known for that to be necessary.

As I said in my OP, I'm in favor of the Pope making economic justice statements. If those statements are followed up with action, then I'll consider those actions to be very positive. However, I'll continue looking at the entire picture. Where the Church and this Pope don't speak of or act in ways that promote social justice across the board, I'll call them out for that, as well.

It's funny that so many people didn't see my praise for the economic statements, and are only discussing the areas where I feel that this Pope and the church he leads are far, far from being progressive. I give Pope Francis credit for his economic statements, but also call him to account for the rest.

Is that seeing things in black and white? I don't think so. Its seeing things as a whole and commenting on individual positions. Try rereading my original post. See what it was that I actually wrote in it.

3-1. That's the count for the issues I mentioned. On one, the Pope is saying the right things. On the others, decidedly not.