Before attributing the label conservative, may I suggest you visit this thread.
I read the How the first Latin American Pope is Reshaping the Catholic Church - Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Pope Francis formerly Archbishop of Buoneos Aires
Latin America 425 million Catholic (the largest Catholic Population in the World)
Pope is reforming the controversial bank of the Vatican Institute for the Works of religion - transparency and honesty in the bank’s operations including publishing the bank’s budget.
chastisement of the priests regarding personal advancement and worldly ambition
by taking the namesake of Francis (St Francis of Assisi) he wants the church to focus on the poor, the sick, the orphans, the homeless and the marginalized (based on his ministry in the slums of Buenos Aires.
he disagrees with the Liberation theology, but wants a church theology ‘founded on the culture and religious devotion of the common people, of the poor in the first place, with their traditional spiritually and their sense of justice.
As Cardinal - opposed gay marriage and supported legislation more in line with Conservative Catholic social principles.
I understand that the pope desires the church to be more of serving than be served.
I will give you an example of the church denomination i belong too. A Conservative Lutheran Church
own schools preschool through secondary education,
own college for its teachers
and its own seminary for ministers.
Serves the church and the public through
Bethseda Homes for People with Developmental Disabilities
bethseda Thrift Stores
Lutheran Counseling Centers
Service Organizations
Kingdom Builders for building churches, homes.
I do not know everything about this Pope, I have reservations too. But I am optimistic that he desires to clean up some of the worldliness that has encroached in the Catholic Church. Wait and see what happens.