D'Antonio : In Pope Francis ' first days it 's hard not to plumb meaning of his gestures . While he was archbishop of Buenos Aires , Bergoglio spoke often of the poor and called attention to the many ways that modern societies push people without status to the margins . 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 .
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 .