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| Church of St Francis, Assisi, Italy |
Yeah, Jorge has a history. And, based on that history, he is not likely to become a friend to the LGBT communities of the US or Argentina or Europe or anywhere else, anytime soon.
But he also has a history of service to the poorest of the poor and a prayerful humility that is fertile ground for seeds of change. Perhaps those seeds will sprout and grow this time around.
While I question Pope Francis' sexual and theological orthodoxy, I recognize that Jorge Mario Bergoglio is a very different sort of man than was Joseph Ratzinger. And that Pope Francisco will be a very different Pope than Benedict.
Today, a little over a day since this Pope was elected, I think it is premature to assume that the man in the white cassock is going to act exactly like the man who wore the red one on Tuesday.
While I am not optimistic about any forward movement of the Catholic Church in its stance toward gay, Lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, neither am I entirely pessimistic about the new Pope.
My gut feeling says, wait.
2 comments:
Well it's not like we were ever going to get a gay loving liberal as Pope is it?! So I agree, lets see how he settles in. He seems like a good choice to me... Benedict never seemed to fit the role in my opinion.
I appreciate hearing your point of view, Frank. I've refrained from blogging anything at all about Francis because I don't want to prejudge him. Though it's hard to imagine anyone elected by a curia packed with Justice Scalia types will make revolutionary changes in doctrine or practice.
Yet my first impression when he stepped out on the balcony was that he had a kind, honest face. I could be wrong, of course - but wait and see is a good attitude before drawing any conclusions.
Benedict should never have been pope, in my view.
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