Posts Tagged ‘Pope Francis’
Synodality: A Papal Primer
The term is “abstruse, self-referential, excessively technical, and of little interest to the general public,” Pope Francis said. But vital to the future of Catholicism.
Read MoreBenedict XVI and Lessons for the Next Retired Pope
A church historian offers simple suggestions for avoiding the serious complications caused by the late pontiff’s post-papal career.
Read MoreVatican Whack-a-Mole
The travails of French Catholicism have only been compounded by Rome’s opaque system for hiring and firing bishops. The Paris debacle is Exhibit A.
Read MoreDiscerning the Lex Orandi
Pope Francis continues to face criticism over his restrictions on the “old Latin Mass.” But this issue is about much more than folk guitars or chapel veils. The reform of the liturgy has a serious theological agenda.
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