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

[Catherina]

15. Allegations about any collaboration have been dismissed as slander by Top HR officials

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And thanks for your information that he took the bullet proof casing down. He used to walk around the most dangerous slums with no protection whatsoever too. I wish I'd kept the article but it stated that he was totally loved in the slums and would walk around freely, with no fear.

Being Pope is another matter. In his place I'd leave it up because of the assassination attempt against Pope John Paul II but I understand his point too.

As a Catholic I'm heartened too, and more hopeful than you seem to be because of his record in Argentina, but like you said, only time will tell.

I was heartened too that after he became Archbishop, he instructed all his Bishops and priests to advise anyone who came forward with child abuse allegations against any priest to go straight to the police. I don't expect any movement on homosexual marriage but I do expect him to eventually allow condom use to help fight the spread of sexual diseases.