The legacy of Pope Francis is in the ‘eye of the beholder' and will be debated ‘for years'
'A legacy is in the eye of a beholder, and people much smarter than I will debate this for years,' Mr Flynn said.
'On one hand, you know, he did focus a lot on the environment, now as Christians we believe we do have a responsibility to look after this gift from God, we have to be good stewards of this land.
'The Pope always reached out to the LGBT community, he made it more welcoming and more accepting, on one hand, but then on the other hand, he said just last year, that gender ideology was the greatest evil of our time.'
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