While some Catholics have lauded Pope Francis as a refreshing change, some progressives have slammed him for offering merely cosmetic changes to the church’s stance on controversial social issues. Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Catholic Church, has since the past few years courted controversy and drawn global attention for his remarks on divorce/marriage, church, LGBTQ community and so on. While Pope Francis has been lauded by some Catholics as a refreshing change, he’s also been slammed by some progressives as offering merely cosmetic changes to the church’s stance on controversial social issues like divorce and LGBTQ rights.
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