Catholics Expected a Revolution From Pope Francis, Just Not the One He Gave Them

When Pope Francis convened Roman Catholic bishops at the Vatican in 2019 to discuss the ordination of married men in remote parts of South America, the meeting raised expectations about the possibility of revolutionizing the celibate priesthood.The bishops recommended he do it, and Francis himself had long said he wanted change in the church to come from the bottom up. But Francis ultimately balked, deciding that…