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Loading... Pope Francis: Untying the Knotsby Paul Vallely
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"From his first appearance on a Vatican balcony Pope Francis proved himself a Pope of Surprises. With a series of potent gestures, history's first Jesuit pope declared a mission to restore authenticity and integrity to a Catholic Church bedevilled by sex abuse and secrecy, intrigue and in-fighting, ambition and arrogance. He declared it should be 'a poor Church, for the poor'. But there is a hidden past to this modest man with the winning smile. Jorge Mario Bergoglio was previously a bitterly divisive figure. His decade as leader of Argentina's Jesuits left the religious order deeply split. And his behaviour during Argentina's Dirty War, when military death squads snatched innocent people from the streets, raised serious questions--on which this book casts new light."--Page [4] of cover. No library descriptions found. |
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As Pope Francis takes the world by compassionate storm and becomes Time Magazine’s Man of the Year for 2013, I want to know more about him. Reading the interview he gave last summer to America magazine and other Jesuit publications, and then falling in love with him as I read Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel), I am tempted to put him on some pedestal he does not seek.
This book sought to describe his life with both candor and sympathy. The world events that swirled around Jorge Bergoglio in Argentina, at a time when he was unready for the authority vested in him, seem to have the beginning of a Godly humiliation that over time have changed the man who is now Pope Francis.
Franciscan teacher Father Richard Rohr says that he has often prayed to be shown “one good humiliation a day” to slow down his ego and open his eyes to the self-inflicted sabotage of God’s good work in his life. Pope Francis seems to be cut from that same cloth.
Vallely’s book is a best-seller. On the cover is a quote from The Tablet: “Read this book - forget the rest.” I found it fascinating.
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