The late Pope Francis had a whipping influence on us, providing a thematic set of ‘fatherly’ advice points that had no remit but to take us to task on many matters. He was a stern but serious figure who talked about all things. He gave us a direction to take in our thinking.
So the question is what Pope Leo will say to us, the same people as before. Even as the wheels of the Catholic Church turned, we are still those too that are reached out to – Catholic or not – with messages of hope and redemption by him.
It’s unlikely he will make any meaningful progress because most of the issues are already considered. It’s also true that his ‘staff’ need help modernising their approach, particularly in regard to begging off people in one-stop shots.
Their worldwide approach is also flawed, because it turns over all crime every year, or so it’s said. This freakish ‘happening’ is now way too threatening to allow anymore. It falls far short of any sort of clerical conduct. We’re shocked.