The man will meet with anyone and talk about anything, why is this a problem?
Take off your rose-colored glasses. Francis refused to meet with the Dali Lama out fear of offending the Chinese Red-Coms, who to this day persecute true Catholics who have been driven underground. He also cancelled a scheduled meeting with the conservative Catholic Cardinal, Angelo Scola; and he has chastised his subordinates who had arranged a surprise private meeting with Kim Davis in the U.S.