Pope Francis is choosing from a list of more progressive ideologues and outsiders, not missionaries. Pope Francis considers himself to be a progressive and an outsider, and that is what he looks for in his new cardinals. Not saying it's the first time this has happened, but it's rather odd that he appears to go out of his way to ignore t…
Pope Francis is choosing from a list of more progressive ideologues and outsiders, not missionaries. Pope Francis considers himself to be a progressive and an outsider, and that is what he looks for in his new cardinals. Not saying it's the first time this has happened, but it's rather odd that he appears to go out of his way to ignore the traditional places one looks for cardinals: major metropolitan sees and those archdioceses with large and complex populations and experienced bishops.
Pope Francis is choosing from a list of more progressive ideologues and outsiders, not missionaries. Pope Francis considers himself to be a progressive and an outsider, and that is what he looks for in his new cardinals. Not saying it's the first time this has happened, but it's rather odd that he appears to go out of his way to ignore the traditional places one looks for cardinals: major metropolitan sees and those archdioceses with large and complex populations and experienced bishops.