It’s funny to listen to conservative American Catholics try to cognitively process the things that Pope Francis says that they don’t agree with. Some examples:
1. “He didn’t really mean what he said.”
2. “When you’re speaking off the cuff, you are not infallible.”
3. “The media distorted what he said. He didn’t say anything different from any other pope.”
4. “He’s a Pope of Darkness, as told by prophesy.”
5. “Some popes are terrible. I’m not saying that Francis is terrible. I’m just saying…”
If President Obama were the pope, it would be hilarious to see which conservative commentators used which of the above approaches to understanding him.
