Pope Francis stands for most of everything Donald Trump finds objectionable.
I would list this, in no particular order, as the following:
Kindness and tolerance of minorities and other races and religions.
Concern about global warming to the extent of calling for an immediate and drastic cut-back of polluting energy generators and waste.
A critique of unbridled capitalism and a belief in the common good, based on human solidarity, and a truly Christian community as envisaged by the Beatitudes.
Humility.
Spirituality.
Jesuitical Discernment.
An ability to listen to the other.
A God of Surprises vs a God of Mammon.
One way of the other, either Pope Francis or Trump will see their popularity ratings or fall in the US in the coming days . I suspect Francisco will prove Trump’s nemesis. He has God on his side.
Have you read this book?
This portrait of Bergoglio and Francis’s world-past and present- tells the story of a much more complex man than some early biographies have suggested. My subject is no picture book saint but a very human priest, wracked by doubt, who struggles to be a true witness of his faith in challenging circumstances. In circumstances he neither sought nor foresaw he found himself , he was handed the highest office at a time of institutional crisis, not just for the Church but long established institutions worldwide, from banks to party political leaders.