D'Antonio : In Pope Francis ' first days it 's hard not to plumb meaning of his gestures . He says among them was a visit with disgraced Cardinal Law , implicated in sex abuse scandal . He says in this and other moves , he 's shown commitment to orthodoxy of church hierarchy . Michael D'Antonio : Michael D'Antonio embodies tension between Catholic values , imperial church .
Michael D'Antonio : In Pope Francis ' first days it 's hard not to plumb meaning of his gestures . He says among them was a visit with disgraced Cardinal Law , implicated in sex abuse scandal . He says in this and other moves , he 's shown commitment to orthodoxy of church hierarchy . D'Antonio : Pope embodies tension between Christian values , imperial church .