He was an old man in a hurry. Having come to power unexpectedly, and late in life, he was determined to make a difference by reaching out to believers and nonbelievers alike. Unlike his predecessor, he offered compassion instead of rules and law enforcement. He built bridges, not walls.
But he ran into plenty of resistance. From the left, there was a general consensus that he wasn’t forceful enough, and that he showed too much respect for the enemies of change and existing institutions. From the right, he received nothing but scorn. Maybe he meant well, they said, but he underestimated the power of evil, and he was just a puppet for the woke left. The point was to protect the shrinking flock from the wolves, not to try and convert the wolves.
Is it Pope Francis or President Biden? You decide.