Are the Catholics sure that Francis I is actually Catholic?
This isn’t sarcasm, just a question.
Catholics everywhere are asking who is this guy. He deserves it.
I have never been sure. I am now thinking “dementia.”
It is becoming apparent to all that he isn't.
If he is Pope, even if he really likes abortion (he clearly doesn't) or contraception (debatable, I suppose), he won't be able to teach infallibly that these sins are good, because he has been given the charism of infallibility. He might, however, commit some horrible evil. Previous popes have been accused of horrible crimes, including murder, but none has ever taught that murder is not a sin.
Now we know he is Pope because Benedict's resignation was made freely and publicly, and because the election which followed was universally recognized.