UNITED STATES
The Hill

By Allan J. Lichtman, contributor

Pope Francis has expressed many wise and compassionate thoughts in his brief reign as pontiff:

“We must restore hope to young people, help the old, be open to the future, spread love. Be poor among the poor.”

“If a homosexual person is of good will and is in search of God, I am no one to judge. We shouldn’t marginalize people for this.”

“The people of God want pastors, not clergy acting like bureaucrats or government officials.”

“Women are asking deep questions that must be addressed. We must therefore investigate further the role of women in the Church.”

“Even if the life of a person has been a disaster, even if it is destroyed by vices, drugs or anything else — God is in this person’s life.”

However, Pope Francis stumbled badly in his recent unscripted comments on the physical…