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He's 78 years old. Like John XXIII who was about the same age when he became pope, Francis won't be around that long. John Paul II, by contrast, was 20 years younger. He'll make some changes, as John XXIII did, but soon enough liberals will be complaining about the Roman Catholic Church again.

I suspect Francis was chosen because the cardinals wanted a "Third World" pope, but weren't ready to go with an African or Asian. What they didn't realize is that Argentina is basically Europe -- Spain or Italy -- only more so.

The next pope, possibly African, will be more conservative on things like global warming and on church doctrine, though not on some other issues. Like John Paul and Benedict, he'd avoid controversial anti-capitalist messages, and put his focus on other matters.

Non-profit organizations tend to be critical of the for-profit market economy. It would be surprising if there weren't some tension between churches and commerce.