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As an outsider it sounds like both were in the current overton window of the power systems at the time.
by dmix 2y ago
As an outsider it sounds like both were in the current overton window of the power systems at the time.
- alistairSH 2y agoThat's a fair assessment. Notably, while Francis is sometimes considered liberal, there weren't (m)any notable changes to Church doctrine during his papacy. He did have a habit (a good one, IMO) of speaking more off-the-cuff in interviews. Whether that was contrived, or just a natural part of his personality, I do not know. But, it was those comments that usually led to the "he's a liberal!" comments. And both sides of the political spectrum said similar things... "He's a liberal (like us)!" or "He's a liberal (unlike us)!" - so he was probably doing something right.