Pope Francis was history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change.
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They at least don’t claim to be the infallible earthly ambassadors of a deity giving them the ability and authority to speak on international politics.
Don’t they, though?