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Pope Francis clarified his stance on same-sex couple blessings
Wikipedia has so many articles about Pope Francis! I think they could be merged on the principal article. For instance, there is a long article named "Pope Francis and LGBT topics". It could be included in the principal article. 2804:D84:2280:2400:B045:A59D:D997:FF0D (talk) 00:24, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It is standard practice to have multiple articles on people like Pope Francis. Extremely notable and influential people sometimes require multiple articles to have full encyclopedic coverage. A slightly older example of this is the article Joseph Priestley and Dissent. ~ Pbritti (talk) 04:21, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Just starting a thread here for discussion based on the notice posted on the article itself (not posted by me). However, I can definitely see why it is posted. The length and detail of the controversies section seems to give undue weight to criticism of a Pope who has not been particularly controversial, except in certain circles. HappyWanderer15 (talk) 15:07, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Why is there no critical section in the article in relation to the theology, and other teachings, of Pope Francis - he is certainly not without critics in the Roman Catholic Church, these critics may be wrong - but to ignore them is not correct for what is supposed to be a reference article. Presently the article reads like a Public Relations handout - even stressing the "humility" of the subject of the article. This sort of praise is very much a matter of opinion. 2A02:C7C:E1BA:CE00:DDF1:C189:C89A:5C03 (talk) 11:32, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Remember also that per Wikipedia:Criticism "criticism" and "controversies" or the like are not favored headings. These sorts of things are better handled according to subject matter not point of view -- in other words a section of Francis' view of theology would also describe notable critiques. JArthur1984 (talk) 16:31, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]