Whenever a new pope is elected, the mainstream secular media is abuzz with speculation about his politics and ideology. Is the pope conservative or liberal? What does he believe about particular political figures, parties, or movements? Did he favor the election of Donald Trump or Kamala Harris as the U.S. president?
More insidiously, many journalists and commentators seek to manipulate the new pontiff’s first public words in light of the prevalent ideological trends in our culture: Does the pope’s message that the church welcomes all people, sinners included, mean that the Catholic Church will revise its teachings on marriage? Sexuality? Abortion? Euthanasia? Will it get in line with the dogmas, whatever they are, prevailing among the day’s cultural elites?
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