Historically, the Papacy, as a powerful religious institution with global influence, has been viewed (and has acted) as a conservative force using its weight to maintain the status quo. This is a general norm for powerful institutions: those in a position of power will use the power to maintain said power. Those that do not do so tend to lose their power. As such, it is reasonable to view the Catholic Church and the papacy, in general, as being opposed to those that very much do not like the status quo.
That said, there are individual exceptions across history. In the early twenty-first century, the Catholic church is not as regressive as many main-stream political parties. The pope has outright criticized the fascist movements of the day.
This leads to a a strange moment for progressive individuals: in this instance the powerful head of a socially conservative movement is acting in their interests.
This is being drawn akin to a famous scene from The Lord of the Rings, where Gimli, a dwarf, is commenting to Legolas, an elf, about the strangeness of their partnership given the deep historical enmity between their races. Legolas reframes the situation by noting that despite being elf and dwarf, they are also friends, and it is not strange to work with a friend.
In this case, instead of dwarf and elf, it is progressive and pope. But, in this case, the pope also happens to be an individual from Chicago (who keeps pissing off the president of the US). And that is a category of individual a progressive is far more comfortable trusting.
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