“I see the Pope’s words as saying the same thing: God loves each of us, but not our sins.”
Could you point to the specific quote from the Pope, where he is loving we sinners, yet not our sins.
Perhaps I missed this part, but he seems to be calling for balance, where the weights are measured against Christian morals. The “balance” was JPII and Benedict.
I have seen it underlying in the many interviews and homilies of his that I have read. Can I point to an exact quotation? No I cannot. But I have not read him saying “love the sin.” His style is to speak quietly and NOT shout “all you sinners are going to HELL” for, in my opinion, he recognizes that that 19th century style will NOT get anyone to listen, especially since Christian beliefs and morality are under attack throughout Western Society. In a military sense, he has his own set of tactics to fight the enemies of Christ, they may not be the same as yours, but his goal is the same (I hope of you) to convert the secular pagans to or back to Christianity.