Since the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, social media has been filled with expressions of loss and mourning, as well as opinions -- both positive and negative -- about Francis’ time on the Throne of Peter. The deceased pontiff is being heralded for his warmth and generosity of spirit, particularly as directed at the poor and otherwise marginalized: migrants, victims of wars, and members of the LGBT community.

At the same time, Francis’ actions often stunned those who saw them less as outreach and more as alienation of the faithful and confusion of everyone else: his decision to reconstitute the John Paul II Pontifical Institute on Marriage and the Family and the removal of most of its leadership; the suggestion in his encyclical “Amoris Laetitia” that divorced and remarried or cohabiting couples are not in violation of Church teaching; his appointment of a pro-abortion activist to the Pontifical Academy for Life; his severe restrictions on the Latin Mass (a worship practice

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