After 10 years as pope, Francis continues to reshape the Catholic Church
The leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics has steered his church leftward after more than two decades of conservative leadership. Opposition within the Vatican is fierce.
ROME — On a recent Sunday, a group of young American Catholics were among thousands in St. Peter's Square waiting for Pope Francis to deliver his weekly message.
Gillian Caruso said he's doing a great job.
"He came out with the statement that we were talking about at dinner last night that no pope has ever said, about gay people not being a sin," she said. "So that was pretty cool."
Her friend Carolyn Cree agreed.
"Especially in this time, like, everyone feels supported by him, you know?"
The women were referring to the pope's recent , on his flight home following a visit to Sudan, in which he denounced laws criminalizing LGBT people. He said such legislation is an injustice and a sin, because LGBT people "are children of God
