Pope Francis and his predecessors | National Catholic Reporter

Pope Francis and his predecessors | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: We will give you that Benedict and St. John Paul II loved mercy, democratic socialism and the environment.  The difference is a question of energy, style and emphasis - going to the people, dressing like an apostle and bringing that mercy with him - as in "who am I to judge?"  I guess humility is the right word. Francis speaks with humility rather than authority - and that haves its gifts in being closer to God, both personally and doctrinally.