How Pope Francis brought me back to the Catholic Church

How Pope Francis brought me back to the Catholic Church

I discovered that Catholicism could speak meaningfully to contemporary issues, that it could challenge power rather than embody it. I began to pay attention again.

Francis' papacy meant a remarkable turn in the direction of the Catholic Church, although on the way it opened too many fronts, earning the favor of some and the repudiation of others. The post Pope Francis took the Church out of itself appeared first on Free Letters.

What Pope Francis brought to the church, and what he leaves behind - The Leaven Catholic Newspaper

Why remains one of the great unanswered questions of his reign. The post What Pope Francis brought to the church, and what he leaves behind appeared first on The Leaven Catholic Newspaper.

Rome, April 25, 2025 After the disappearance of Francis, there is a question that hovers like a ghost in all the debates, internal and external to the sacred rooms: will you go back now? Conservators and progressives still have not agreed whether the twelve years of Bergoglio at the direction of the most singular and ancient global organization were of openness or of masked orthodoxy. But beyond the positions on the two fronts, it is certain tha…