Pope Francis: untying the knots

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-fighti...

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1. Verfasser: Vallely, Paul 1951- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Bloomsbury 2013
Ausgabe:1. publ. in Great Britain
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Zusammenfassung: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, & his behaviour during Argentina's Dirty War, when military death squads snatched innocent people from the streets, raised serious questions
Beschreibung:Dirty tricks in the Vatican -- The common touch -- Jesuit secrets -- What really happened in the dirty war -- The bishop of the slums -- What changed Bergoglio?. Francis -- a man to change history -- A pope of surprises
Beschreibung:XII, 227 S. Ill.