From the article:
When Argentina faced great economic problems, Pope Francis did not present political solutions. Rather he and his brother bishops called the people to live by the teachings of Christ, to take individual responsibility for helping the poor.
Working to change laws that discriminate against the poor or protect the rich can certainly be part of that responsibility, but laws are not the core of it.
Yeah, I like his views as presented in the article,
that he favors voluntary charity and not government redistribution to help the poor.
I found it odd, though, that Pope John Paul II would express a policy of preferential treatment of the poor when the Bible clearly states that this is wrong.