Francis is a world leader in combating climate change, and he insistently decries economic injustice and the treatment of migrants, while putting a new emphasis on the universal right to health care, housing and decent jobs. Though Francis is as opposed to abortion as any of his predecessors, he sees the issue as part of the entire package of Catholic teaching on protecting and promoting life. Indeed, in Portugal, Francis criticized the fixation on "sins below the waist" while "if you exploited workers, if you lied or cheated, it didn't matter."
Much of American church leadership, meanwhile, remains focused on a "pelvic theology" and is captive to the culture war mentality of today's political conservatism. This American cohort — embodied in the old guard leadership of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, networks such as EWTN and other influential groups — has money and media platforms, and they wield them to great effect...
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