"There are certain American conservative Catholics that hoped to see a course correction with the new pope, and many of those would be the sort of American Catholics who are more aligned with Maga.
"A pope who happens to be an American and who is suspicious and critical of unbridled free market capitalism is probably a disappointment to them. Francis was often dismissed by his conservative critics in the US who would say he just doesn't understand our country. They can't dismiss Leo so easily."
Leo, he added, was "not temperamentally someone that is looking for a fight. But I think he also realises the responsibility on his shoulders to use the megaphone he's been given on behalf of those who are without a voice. His instinct is to build bridges. But he believes you can't do that while sacrificing your integrity and certain causes that require you to speak out."
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