Oh boy, anti Liberation Theology yet a commitment to Social Justice, that sounds like Colin Powell being a pro-choice Republican also for gun control but is ok with a capital gains cut. I am sorry for being cynical, but I need to hear more about his definition of "social justice"...
It’s probably something radical like ‘love your neighbor,’ rather than trust the government to love your neighbor.
This is the way I see it as well. I don't believe economic conservatives are really happy about this choice, but most are trying to put a happy face on anyway. Argentina has an awful economic history - filled with currency defaults. They've had way too much "social justice" and they never, ever learn that government confiscation and collectivism doesn't work. This pope seems to be very conservative on the social issues and that is good news, but I don't feel very reassured about his economic views. Hopefully it turns out that he understands that free markets lift people out of poverty, not government dependency.