Pope Francis was history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change.
He has some. He has direct control over church matters, and a lot of people willingly follow the church. So if the church says “no red meat on Fridays”, the people will do that.
Except that he has no executive power over those people.
And he is also elected (not by the people, but elected nontheless)
He has some. He has direct control over church matters, and a lot of people willingly follow the church. So if the church says “no red meat on Fridays”, the people will do that.