Returning from the Holy Land

First and foremost, before the occasional reader of this blog accuses me of being hiddenly biased, I have to say that when Pope Francis is concerned, I'm openly biased: I really like him! And one of the things I like the most about him is that he is able to explain in simple terms what his predecessor have been saying for decades.
When returning from the Holy Land the Pope was questioned by the journalists on board the plane about issues that many (usually not Catholics) consider to be the "thorny" issues of the Church like the celibacy of the priests, paedophilia, communion of the remarried, etc.
To all these questions the Holy Father gave exactly the same answer as his predecessor. But he did so in a way everyone could understand so they understood.
- No celibacy of the priests is not a dogma of the Church and yes it can be changed but why change something that has been working well and brings so many advantages?
- Yes paedophilia is a terrible thing and it hurts the Church as well as the obvious victims, the children and yes priests should be trialed by civil justice. But, of course, anyone, no matter how serious his sins might be, always has a place in Church when trully repenting.
- And yes, couples can have their marriage annulled but also Catholics should start thinking and praying more about what marriage is before getting married.
So in a few minutes Pope Francis managed to explain clearly to Journalists and to Catholics back home (and those non-Catholics who are interested) these "thorny" issues of the Church and made them less thorny. He showed that Catholics worldwide don't shy away from thinking, praying and discussing these issues. Above all that the Church of the Catholics evolves gradually carrying on her mission: to bring God to people and people to God.