[detective]

“it is not possible to start down the path of being a Jesuit without demonstrating some sort of connection to the Catholic Church, but after that, all bets are off.”

I am sorry to say you are probably right. I used Pope Francis as an example because it is difficult to ascertain if he is a sincere Catholic.

[Hieronymus]

I used Pope Francis as an example because it is difficult to ascertain if he is a sincere Catholic.

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You are probably right, but in that department I try to spend most of my energy reminding myself that it is not my job to ascertain if he is a sincere Catholic, and much of the rest of it thanking God that he doesn not turn out encyclicals at the clip of Leo XIII or Pius Xii.