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Avey's avatar

I’ve been saying this from day one of Leo: He’s Francis, Part Deux, with manners. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. My concern is that he will deceive more souls because he is more palatable.

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S.D. Wright's avatar

My good man, with respect I don't think your commentary lacked charity or justice before. And the truth is what will set us free, not optimism or being silent when we should speak.

However, with regard to this post, you are correct. Making the wish the father of the thought never ended well.

You chart his allusions to Francis. We have been charting other allusions...

https://www.wmreview.org/p/leo-xiv-popes-ii

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James Bishop's avatar

If Pope Leo XIV had directly criticised his predecessor and undone any of his manifest errors in the first fortnight of his occupation of the Chair of Peter, he would have shown himself to be even more discourteous than Francis himself. Give the man a break and learn something of the reality of being a public figure for goodness sake.

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John Lewis's avatar

If Pope Leo XIV had directly criticised his predecessor and undone any of his manifest errors in the first fortnight of his occupation of the Chair of Peter, he would’ve shown himself to have been Catholic as opposed to bowing to the sin of human respect.

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