Amos was not a professional prophet, but an uneducated shepherd who preached social justice and denounced exploitation of the poor by the rich. He was especially harsh on the rulers, priests and upper classes.
Thomas J. Reese
Thomas J. Reese is a Jesuit priest and longtime journalist who formerly edited America, a Catholic journal of opinion published by the Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits. Founded in 1540 by St. Ignatius of Loyola, the Society of Jesus is a religious order of clerics noted for its emphasis on education, social justice and human rights. Pope Francis is a Jesuit.
Ordinary Catholics saw Pope Francis as a compassionate pastor who cared about people, especially the poor and the marginalized
