Strange premise in this interview:

"Life is made by tension. And because life is made by tension, if there is no tension there is no life."

You can see this everywhere from the "go make a mess" comments to the constant emphasis on allowing controversial ideas to be discussed openly that tension is Francis' modus operandi.

I get the biological and political factoids that support this principle most famously put forth by Hegel but is that a Gospel perspective? Is that Jesus' opinion of how to give life? 

I always thought the Gospel was rather clear: unity gives life. Communion gives life. Loving self gift to the other gives life. Jesus Christ who is life itself came to draw all men unto Himself that they might have life.

I get also that Jesus is Himself a sign of contradiction. Men's hearts clouded by sin tend to reject such authentic love. But did He intentionally sow discord as a means of giving life to the world? No!

Why govern Christ's own Body in such a manner?