Your opinion is right on the spot but apparently US Catholics don’t see the Pope as such.
Pope Francis (Jorge Bergoglio) and Barrack Hussein Obama have much in common - both believe that “inequality is the root of all social evil” That remark is a direct quote taken from the official Twitter page of Pope Francis.
https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/460697074585980928
Pope Francis is also in favor of One World Government.
He thinks anthropogenic climate change is real.
He ties his horse to population control advocates, and atheists alike.
He thinks air conditioners are a luxury that should be curtailed.
He smiles a sh*t eating grin when receiving from a fellow Marxist a “sculpture” that depicts Jesus Christ crucified on a communist hammer and sickle!
He has no misgivings whatsoever about having openly homosexual clergy run the Vatican Bank, particularly when they are his personal friend and house attendant - even after they have been caught with a boy prostitute ... But then, “who am I to judge?”