It's a pale shadow of its former self, powerless when it comes to doing anything of more consequence than scolding some Catholics and kicking the resolutely unfaithful out of the Roman Catholic Church. (Whereupon they can now go to just about any other church on earth.) A Pope Benedict XVI "Inquisition" -- fooey. Calvin was nastier.
Well this new Pope has expressed a reversed Catholic view of evolution. Using the office, he has effectively silenced Catholic opposition and rebellion all over the globe. Maybe he will be a positive influence, but not one science-minded folk will like. After all, tyranny is tyranny, no matter what nice cultural revolution sounding name you dress it up in.