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pinto

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13. To an extent, I think. His biggest impact may be on the church's membership worldwide, though.

Reply to cbayer (Original post)

Mon Apr 8, 2013, 03:58 PM

Apr 2013

He surely "gets" the workings of the bureaucracy and what it'll take to implement change, if that's his goal. Uphill task.

Yet, I've chuckled at some of his public symbolic and personal actions - the ritual washing of the feet which included a couple of young women, not using the pope mobile, being in public without all the trappings of the office, choosing to live in an apartment, etc.

I think he's caught the attention of many Catholics. Where it goes?

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Can Pope Francis really reform the Vatican? [View all] cbayer Apr 2013 OP

I'm sure he can do a lot. But will he? Cleita Apr 2013 #1

Would love to be a fly on the wall in the Vatican right now. cbayer Apr 2013 #2

I am curious Dorian Gray Apr 2013 #3

Me, too. He is saying a lot of the right things and I like the way he is cbayer Apr 2013 #4

I think that the most important thing he needs to address Dorian Gray Apr 2013 #9

Agree. He has said some things that indicate that he will proceed with this. cbayer Apr 2013 #10

He's ordered zero tolerance and turning abusers over to the police. I read it on a thread here. freshwest Apr 2013 #11

I had read that he made a pretty clear statement about zero tolerance, but I wonder cbayer Apr 2013 #12

From your lips to god's ears. Dorian Gray Apr 2013 #15

I think he can do somethings to a certain extent. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #5

He's off to a good start, imo. cbayer Apr 2013 #6

I wonder how close a second- place okasha Apr 2013 #7

The first ballot he got about 10-20 votes. He was a distant third. The late and retired hrmjustin Apr 2013 #8

To an extent, I think. His biggest impact may be on the church's membership worldwide, though. pinto Apr 2013 #13

He's caught the attention of many catholics, that is for sure. But not all of cbayer Apr 2013 #14