"Facts are more important than ideas" is a statement from Pope
Francis that one would have never heard from Popes Benedict XVI or John
Paul II.
It is not that Pope Francis is dumb or an anti-intellectual. He is well-read and thoughtful, but by no stretch of the imagination can he be called a scholar. His training as a scientist and his life experience make him approach theory in a different way than John Paul and Benedict. It also helps explain his approach to the environment in Laudato Si'.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/faith-and-justice/pope-francis-facts-are-more-important-ideas
It is not that Pope Francis is dumb or an anti-intellectual. He is well-read and thoughtful, but by no stretch of the imagination can he be called a scholar. His training as a scientist and his life experience make him approach theory in a different way than John Paul and Benedict. It also helps explain his approach to the environment in Laudato Si'.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/faith-and-justice/pope-francis-facts-are-more-important-ideas