Well, dear brother in Christ, I can't exactly say that I am a "high-information Catholic." [At least as the "reformers" in the Church would say. After all, the fact that I have read the great encyclicals of Popes {Blessed} John-Paul II and Benedict XVI; and cherish the writings of the great Saints and Doctors of the Church — e.g., Augustine, Aquinas, and Anselm are particularly dear to my soul. After all, what the Church "reformers" really want (it seems to me) is for the Church to simply "go away." To not exist anymore.
RE: Pope Francis: I haven't "figured" anything out. I'm just following this newly-elected Pope around. So far, I find him amazingly gracious, charming, charismatic.
Jorge Mario Cardinal Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenes Aires, Argentina — now Pope Francis, 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church — has a very interesting personal history, in which (among other things) he has had to "speak Truth to Power." At personal cost.
I can't wait to see what happens next.... Though I feel confident Pope Francis will take the time he needs, as mediated by the Holy Spirit, to make his message heard in proper time, both within the Church, and in the wider world.
Dear brother, I so agree with you — Francis will need "the wisdom of Solomon and the grace of Nathan" in the conduct of his papacy.
May You, Dear Lord, Bless and protect Pope Francis!
Lord, hear my prayer!
Thank you so much, dear brother in Christ, for writing!