St. Peter told us that we ought always to be ready to “give a reason” (or “make a defense”) to anyone who calls us to account for the hope that is in us.
It takes no genius to recognize how often these laws and principles are misunderstood or swept away by either mere selfishness or passionate ideologies.
Our Lord lamented over Jerusalem and announced its destruction but also exalted Jerusalem as a symbol of both the Church and our heavenly union with God.
It is not spiritually helpful to assign greater blame to the words of the Holy Father than each situation requires to protect and nourish the faithful.