Cardinal Bergoglio, now Pope Francis: Against liberalism, critic of the IMF and foreign debt

[Catherina]

9. I think he's pretty much from the same mold, especially on doctrinal issues

Pope Benedict wrote an encyclical in which he advocated for a redistribution of wealth and railed against liberal economics but few paid much noticed. Maybe with Pope Francis it will be different because appearances do matter. And while writing an encyclical is a first step, you can't stop there. I hope he'll have the stamina to take it further.

He's not going to be liberal on matters of doctrine. No Pope will. About the only liberalization I expect during his papacy is allowing the use of condoms to prevent the spread of transmittable sexual diseases. I also expect noise on eliminating the World Bank, the IMF and other neoliberal organs and replacing them with an international bank that focuses more on non-profit assistance than for-profit enslavement.

But as far as doctrine goes, people can hang it up. The doctrine itself of the Catholic Church is never going to change.