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Yes it is. Where is the criticism? There is none. It's all, "Wow, Pope Francis has a slightly less draconian tone that previous popes, even if he's really saying the exact same thing!" That's all I've been hearing since this guy stepped in. So the message that sends is, "Yeah, we're cool now." But we're not.
What has typically worked when this is applied to countries is simply ignoring their requests to join until they reach that benchmark. No praise. If they apply, they are refused. They get nothing until they reach the benchmark.
And that is how the civilized world should be dealing with the Catholic church.
I think positive reinforcement can be a good thing. I also think most people that had a problem with the church before Pope Francis still have a problem with it now, despite possibly giving props to the Pope for attempting to take the church out of the middle ages. I think future popes might see how popular Francis was and attempt to follow that trend.