I’m sorry, Daniela — I didn’t mean to sound offensive, and I should have mentioned the existence of other opinions. I don’t either “support” the church or not support it; I was just pointing out why some Jews might support them or not. I agree with you that mutual respect has grown over the years and that this is a good thing.
I do appreciate the new Pope’s history of caring about the poor and speaking out for policies helping them, combined with social conservatism — a combination you don’t see very often in the US, at least among politicians.