Pope Francis articulated his views “in a beautifully tender way … that while certain acts may be wrong … we will always love and respect the person and treat the person with dignity,” Dolan said. Dolan emphasized that the pope’s comments do not signal a change in church doctrine or Catholic ideology. Dolan explained: “Pope Francis would be the first to say, ‘My job isn’t to change church teaching. My job is to present it as clearly as possible.'” However, “it could be a change in tone or emphasis,” Dolan said, explaining that thus far, the new papal leader has struck a “gentle, merciful, understanding, compassionate, tone. That may be something that people find new and refreshing.”