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Every article at the top of the search results, wiki included, is frustratingly short on details about his psychology and values.
Is he more like Francis or Ratzinger? Is he more like Jesus or the Pharisees?
Francis, on paper. They'll come after him for being accused of ignoring child abuse allegations. His local advocates on more progressive-leaning sources here are focefully pushing that it's a plant from the conservative side to try to keep him out of the running.
I have no awareness either way, but he seems to be perceived as a Francis continuist, for what that's worth.
Which, of course, in a lifetime position with no offramp is no guarantee of what he'll do. We'll see, I suppose.
I don't think that's the perception of him. The real perception seems to be that he's okay with what Francis did but is a little more conservative. I mean here is what the BBC is saying:
Now I don't know about you, but to me that's BBC talk for he's about to walk some shit back. That's BBC talk for enough with this fucking radical Francis Pope it's time to get back to real Catholic shit. That's how I read it.
German News called him a compromise candidate, kind of a moderate middle of the road guy.