Why more and more priests ca n't stand Pope Francis . 
Pope Francis
But most of the world 's media have pigeon-holed Francis as a fearless reformer , doing battle against Vatican mafiosi , kiddie-fiddlers and ` fundamentalists ' . 
Most Catholic bishops had thought Francis was a plain-spoken and perhaps touchingly naive reformer . 
On 2 January , the Vatican published a letter from Pope Francis to the world 's bishops in which he reminded them that they must show ` zero tolerance ' towards child abuse . 
In 2014 , however , they were restored to him -- by Pope Francis , who warned him to stay away from minors . 
What distinguishes Francis from his recent predecessors is the nature of the alliances he forms . 
That title has almost dropped out of use inside the Vatican under Francis , at least in everyday conversation . 
The Vatican , under ` zero-tolerance ' Francis , refused to supply evidence that prosecutors wanted . 
` Bergoglio ' , note : he does n't even call him ` Francis ' . 
Francis does n't have to stand for re-election by the conclave . 
The priest in question is no fan of Francis . 
But , like so many Vatican employees , he 's sick of Francis 's habit of telling the entire Roman curia that they are modern-day Pharisees -- an analogy that casts the Argentinian pontiff in the role of Jesus . 
Clearly Francis believes that relaxing the rules on communion for Catholics in irregular marriages is an act of Christlike compassion . 
It is often said that he is enacting their agenda -- and it 's true that Francis is well disposed to liberal demands for women deacons and married priests .
But most of the world 's media have pigeon-holed Francis as a fearless reformer , doing battle against Vatican mafiosi , kiddie-fiddlers and ` fundamentalists ' . 
Most Catholic bishops had thought Francis was a plain-spoken and perhaps touchingly naive reformer . 
On 2 January , the Vatican published a letter from [TGT] to the world 's bishops in which he reminded them that they must show ` zero tolerance ' towards child abuse . 
In 2014 , however , they were restored to him -- by [TGT] , who warned him to stay away from minors . 
What distinguishes Francis from his recent predecessors is the nature of the alliances he forms . 
That title has almost dropped out of use inside the Vatican under Francis , at least in everyday conversation . 
The Vatican , under ` zero-tolerance ' Francis , refused to supply evidence that prosecutors wanted . 
` Bergoglio ' , note : he does n't even call him ` Francis ' . 
Francis does n't have to stand for re-election by the conclave . 
The priest in question is no fan of Francis . 
But , like so many Vatican employees , he 's sick of Francis 's habit of telling the entire Roman curia that they are modern-day Pharisees -- an analogy that casts the Argentinian pontiff in the role of Jesus . 
Clearly Francis believes that relaxing the rules on communion for Catholics in irregular marriages is an act of Christlike compassion . 
It is often said that he is enacting their agenda -- and it 's true that Francis is well disposed to liberal demands for women deacons and married priests .