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2. Pope Francis made The Church more accessible to all Catholics.

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 04:48 AM

Apr 25

It was welcoming to young families, lapsed Catholics, youth and elderly, etc.

To me, that seems to be the primary goal, not the doctrines per se.

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Pope Francis made The Church more accessible to all Catholics. no_hypocrisy Apr 25 #2

Pope Francis was a champion for the poor, marginalized, & refugees. Dulcinea Apr 25 #3

actually, it's what plain human decency dictates Skittles Apr 26 #4

It was good to see him inspire the Catholic Church's rediscovery Aristus Apr 26 #5