The libs proclaiming love for Francis will be disappointed; if they think JPII (who had a disastrous papacy IMHO) was too conservative, they won’t get much more from Francis. If he deviated from God’s position on homosexuality, marriage, or a male priesthood (as revealed by God Himself and through Jesus Christ), he would be the last pope - there would be no more Church to speak of.
Right, I was thinking of the John Paul II pontificate as well.
This is liberal thinking (or “thinking”) in a nutshell. Because they don’t believe in institutions, they don’t realize that institutions have personality and power all by themselves; the character of one pope simply cannot be a factor in how they change.