I don’t think that’s the perception of him. The real perception seems to be that he’s okay with what Francis did but is a little more conservative. I mean here is what the BBC is saying:
There had been talk that cardinals felt the new pope would need to be someone who would take forward Pope Francis’s legacy of reaching out to those on the margins, but also bring along with him a wide spectrum of those within the Church, including those Pope Francis was sometimes at loggerheads with.
Now I don’t know about you, but to me that’s BBC talk for he’s about to walk some shit back. That’s BBC talk for enough with this fucking radical Francis Pope it’s time to get back to real Catholic shit. That’s how I read it.
I mean… I appreciate the British dysfunction that leads to the concept of “BBC talk”, but our local commentators just… you know, say things.
The read that he’s on Francis’ wavelengths but perhaps less of a reformist isn’t entirely out of sync with the first summaries I saw around here, but this is the Catholic Church we’re talking about, that’s waaaay to the left of the spectrum people were playing with.
Again, we can’t know what he’ll do or the effects it’ll have, but at the very least this was not a win for the counter-reformist cryptofascist wing that was trying to U-turn the whole thing.
EDIT: For the record, from local headlines:
“A profile on Francis’ wavelenght”
“One of Francis’ trusted men”
“An anti-Trump missionary”
“Concerned with social justice but more conservative than Francis”
You can’t make a U-turn till you start turning the wheel. This is a turn. A moderate is a turn. Well Catholic moderate. You ain’t still going straight on the same road. Whether his turn is the beginning of a wider turn or just a squiggle we can’t know yet, but it ain’t continuation is my point. And here’s the thing about the counter reformists, this is a victory for them. When it’s less reform it’s a victory.
I don’t think that’s the perception of him. The real perception seems to be that he’s okay with what Francis did but is a little more conservative. I mean here is what the BBC is saying:
Now I don’t know about you, but to me that’s BBC talk for he’s about to walk some shit back. That’s BBC talk for enough with this fucking radical Francis Pope it’s time to get back to real Catholic shit. That’s how I read it.
German News called him a compromise candidate, kind of a moderate middle of the road guy.
I mean… I appreciate the British dysfunction that leads to the concept of “BBC talk”, but our local commentators just… you know, say things.
The read that he’s on Francis’ wavelengths but perhaps less of a reformist isn’t entirely out of sync with the first summaries I saw around here, but this is the Catholic Church we’re talking about, that’s waaaay to the left of the spectrum people were playing with.
Again, we can’t know what he’ll do or the effects it’ll have, but at the very least this was not a win for the counter-reformist cryptofascist wing that was trying to U-turn the whole thing.
EDIT: For the record, from local headlines:
“A profile on Francis’ wavelenght” “One of Francis’ trusted men” “An anti-Trump missionary” “Concerned with social justice but more conservative than Francis”
I think those play without the translation layer.
You can’t make a U-turn till you start turning the wheel. This is a turn. A moderate is a turn. Well Catholic moderate. You ain’t still going straight on the same road. Whether his turn is the beginning of a wider turn or just a squiggle we can’t know yet, but it ain’t continuation is my point. And here’s the thing about the counter reformists, this is a victory for them. When it’s less reform it’s a victory.