Years ago--in the Vietnam era, particularly--the Catholic Church was at the forefront of the social justice movement.
The people who remember "that" Roman Catholic Church are senior citizens now, or pushing the envelope on that demographic. They vote, they remember. They're hoping that old Frank will give the church a push in the right direction--back to working on those issues, less about greasy bishops and cardinals, eating large meals, farting through silk, finger wagging and shaming, from their gilded mansions.
They want to see priests and nuns on the barricades, like the 'good old days,' -- not in limosines!
Look who marched with Martin...!
http://globalsistersreport.org/news/selma-effect-catholic-nuns-and-social-justice-50-years-21201
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Answering Dr. Martin Luther King's call for support from the religious community, nuns join the protests in Selma, Alabama, on the third Selma-to-Montgomery march, March 21-25, 1965. (© Bob Adelman / CORBIS)
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Catholic sisters join clergy in the March 10, 1965 march in Selma, Alabama. The marchers walked for less than a block before police stopped them. Pictured from left to right are Sr. Roberta Schmidt, CSJ, Sr. Antona Ebo, FSM, Sr. Rosemary Flanigan, CSJ, and Sr. Eugene Marie Smith, FSM. (© Bettmann / CORBIS)
I think the Pope and his organization have a LONG way to go before they meet the floor requirements of being reasonable in the eyes of the modern world. Of course, a huge chunk of the world isn't yet terribly modern--there's scarcity and want all over. That's how they're able to continue to press a kinda backward agenda.
I think they'll catch up eventually--or they'll fade into oblivion. I think they enjoy too much hubris to go gently into that good night, so they'll adjust--kicking and screaming, maybe, but they'll adjust!
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