unfortunately this pope is not as well respected as his predecessor
<< unfortunately this pope is not as well respected as his predecessor >>
Not so.
Fortunately he is -- in trumps!
A courageous and resolute and intact Man of God and a wonderful Shepherd of Men. A Good Priest.
However, this Pope is filling very nicely the shoes of his predecessors. God has blessed both with a strong backbone and a strong sense of right and wrong.