Yeah, their stance on abortion, contraceptive, same-sex marriages, etc haven’t substantively changed for as long as I’ve been paying attention, despite this pope nudging things in the right direction. As for marginalized people I know they’ve done good work, but I’m not sure ‘Hey we could convert these poor people and have even more people giving us money’ is for the benefit of the poor so much as it is for the benefit of the church. People like Mother Theresa had some pretty abominable attitudes toward suffering, for example, suggesting that it’s good for people and shit.

So, the whole thing is a mixed bag from where I sit.