Do you think he's dumber than his little pet, James Martin, S.J.? Or the current Superior General of the Jesuits, Arturo Sosa S.J.?
The superior general of the Jesuits, Fr Arturo Sosa, holds positions that appear incompatible with the Catholic faith. He has denied the historicity of the Gospels – that they faithfully reflect what Jesus actually said – saying that “no one had a tape recorder to record his words”. He has also questioned the personal existence of the Devil, suggesting: “We have formed symbolic figures such as the Devil to express evil.”
Fr Sosa, the Devil, and the strange new orthodoxy in Rome
Finally, let's not compare Francis to Obama, Biden or current Jesuits.
How about comparing him to one of his pre-concilar predecssors? Pick one, any one and compare him to Francis.
Can’t judge on Martin, yes on Sosa.
He joined the Jesuits in ‘58 so his novitiate was pre-conciliar.
Quality varied. I think the two that I knew growing up and the four I’ve spent time since then are smarter than he.
Quality also depended on province. I think Argentina was probably pretty far down there in terms of quality. The U.S. north east was very high (the Jesuits I knew growing up were part of the Oregon province).