ility , ▁emphas is ▁on ▁God ' s ▁mer cy , ▁international ▁visibility ▁as ▁po pe , ▁concern ▁for ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁commit ment ▁to ▁inter fa ith ▁dialog ue . ▁He ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁having ▁a ▁less ▁formal ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁pap acy ▁than ▁his ▁prede cess ors , ▁for ▁instance ▁choosing ▁to ▁res ide ▁in ▁the ▁Dom us ▁San ct ae ▁Mar th ae ▁guest house ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁pap al ▁apart ments ▁of ▁the ▁Apost ol ic ▁Palace ▁used ▁by ▁previous ▁pop es . ▁He ▁maintain s ▁that ▁the ▁Church ▁should ▁be ▁more ▁open ▁and ▁wel coming . ▁He ▁does ▁not ▁support ▁un brid led ▁capital ism , ▁Marx ism , ▁or ▁Marx ist ▁versions ▁of ▁liber ation ▁the ology . ▁Francis ▁maintain s ▁the ▁traditional ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁regarding ▁abort ion , ▁marriage , ▁ord ination ▁of ▁women , ▁and ▁cler ical ▁cel ib acy . ▁He ▁oppos es ▁consumer ism ▁and ▁over development , ▁and ▁supports ▁taking ▁action ▁on ▁climate ▁change , ▁a ▁focus ▁of ▁his ▁pap acy ▁with ▁the ▁prom ul g ation ▁of ▁La ud ato ▁si '. ▁In ▁international ▁diplom acy , ▁he ▁helped ▁to ▁tempor arily ▁restore ▁full ▁diplom atic ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Cuba ▁and ▁supported ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁refuge es ▁during ▁the ▁European ▁and ▁Central ▁American ▁migr ant ▁cr ises . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁vocal ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁ne o - n ational ism . ▁Francis ▁has ▁faced ▁increasing