The Big Deal about Pope Francis

If you are a lifelong Catholic its certainly possible to wonder what the big deal is about Pope Francis. He has not changed one comma in the Bible, the Catechism of the Catholic Church or any of the Church's teachings. The teaching on abortion and birth control have not changed. There will not be any female priests, nor will priests be allowed to marry. The Church will continue to teach that sex outside of marriage is a sin and gays will not be allowed to marry within it. The Church will continue to weigh in against governments legalizing gay marriage. These were the classic obsessions of the secular world against the Church and Francis has not changed any of them.  So, again, what is the big deal about Pope Francis?
     One of the big deals is simply that we are not used to ANYONE standing up for economic fairness and justice. We are so used to political figures worshiping THE MARKET as some third rate god.  When someone like  Francis comes along to  question it, by, say, worshiping some other God, they simply react with shock. How dare he question THE MARKET? Doesn't he know that THE MARKET is not to be questioned? If THE MARKET happens to be a brutal god that crushes everyone but the most wealthy and the most talented, no matter what the condition of their souls, oh  well. Didn't the Pope listen to Margaret Thatcher when she stated that There Is No Alternative. This even got a cute name, TINA. How dare the Pope diss the Iron Lady? What does he know?  When it came out in 2008 that the great god MARKET could be manipulated by a band of clever crooks to the tune of billions on top of billions, we were told that these crooks  could not be punished. Why? It might spook the MARKET.
     So it was shown that the great god MARKET was really the emperor with no clothes on, a stupid and fearful god that nonetheless destroyed hundreds of millions of people. Yet the chattering classes still demanded that MARKET be worshiped. It became obvious that MARKET was no god at all, just a half baked concept used by the few to stick it to the many. Now here comes this 76 year old "pope", speaking in the name of a God the elites thought they have already killed off, saying that he will refuse to worship the God MARKET. He will worship this guy Jesus instead. Heck, he will even commit blasphemy by calling it by the derogatory name "trickle down economics." How dare he! He made Rush Limbaugh mad! He made big time Catholic donors mad! If you want to go all socialist on us Frankie-boy, you can raise your own funds! However, one suspects that Pope Francis is unfazed by all of this. He is wise enough to know that the content of your character can be gauged by the quality of your enemies. Also by the quality of your friends. Especially the Friend Himself.
      That's why Francis has become so loved in such a short time. Somebody with Real Power and Real Influence has stood up for the mass of suffering souls against the Baals and Molochs today. How many divisions does the Pope command? Glad you asked Mr. Stalin. Glad you asked Mr. Limbaugh. Ask the communists of the late 80's. The Vicar of Christ has called you out. Its the beginning of the end for you.