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Not exactly a Catholic politics junkie, but another theological conservative?
In a time of great moral crisis, that's the battle the Church picks? Gays and contraceptives?
How about reform? How about openness and transparency? How about making their inroads into the Global South -- symbolized by the election of this Argentine -- really count by aligning with the world's poor? Liberation theology is still a taboo...
Humble "good guys" do shit to save the world, lead by example or not. This Pope does not appear to be a fervent reformer. Well, I hope I'll be badly proven wrong and Francis will prove as momentous as John Paul II, and less conservative. I wouldn't bet my money on it though.
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