How will history judge Pope Francis’ legacy? It seems reasonable to predict that for many progressive Catholics and others who hoped he would prove to be a revolutionary, his papacy will be remembered as a disappointment.
Although Francis dramatically changed the tone of Vatican debates, with an emphasis always on promoting mercy and humility over punishing sin, especially when it came to gay and divorced Catholics, the Francis revolution that his admirers once proclaimed never took place. He proved to be far more cautious and conservative than many of them had hoped for.
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