Pope Francis

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• SOURCE: Religion Dispatches
  8/10/2021
  

  Douthat's Criticism of Papal Restriction on Latin Mass: Fascinating, but Familiar and Ahistorical

  by Massimo Faggioli

  Recent criticisms of Pope Francis's Church reforms have drawn from a rhetorical script established by conservative Catholics since Vatican II, but repeat their historical misunderstandings.

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• SOURCE: LA Progressive
  1/17/2021
  

  Immigrants, Trump, Pope Francis, and Two Films

  by Walter G. Moss

  Two recent films evoke Pope Francis's message opposing insular nationalism, a stance which echoes the inclusionary nationalism of the abolitionist Frederick Douglass. 

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• 10/25/2020
  

  Reading Pope Francis's "Fratelli Tutti" through Carl Sandburg

  by Walter G. Moss

  The latest encyclical by Pope Francis, calling for recognition of the unity of humanity, echoes the egalitarian humanism of the poet and writer Carl Sandburg.

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• SOURCE: Time
  3/5/19
  

  Pope Francis Says Secret Archives On Holocaust-Era Pope Pius XII Will Be Opened Early

  “The church is not afraid of history,” Pope Francis said, announcing the move in a speech to members of the Vatican’s Secret Archives. 

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• 6-25-18
  

  Pope Francis vs. Scott Pruitt

  by Walter G. Moss

  How religion led these two figures to vastly different conclusions about climate change.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  7-29-16
  

  Gerald Posner calls on Pope Francis to open the Vatican archives on the Holocaust

  Pope Francis’s visit to Auschwitz is the perfect moment to change policy.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  6-24-16
  

  Pope Francis Condemns ‘Genocide’ of Armenians Before Visit to Memorial

  Pope Francis waded into turbulent geopolitical waters once again on Friday during his first visit to Armenia when he made an unscripted remark referring to the World War I-era massacre.

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• SOURCE: The Daily Beast
  5-14-16
  

  Does Pope Francis Have Precedent for Female Priests?

  The pontiff again stirred the pot this week by hinting at allowing female deacons. The history of the early Church might just give him the cover to do so.

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• 3-22-16
  

  Another Reason for Progressive Catholics to Cheer Francis

  by Ed Simon

  It’s a (small) breakthrough for women.

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• SOURCE: Beacon Broadside
  10-2-15 (accessed)
  

  This is why the canonization of Junípero Serra is so controversial

  by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

  Visitors to California missions don't usually notice the whipping posts.  Serra is the one who began the practice of having Native Americans whipped. 

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• 9-25-15
  

  Pope Francis Desecrates Memory of Catholic Martyrs in Cuba

  by Humberto Fontova

  Castro’s KGB and STASI- tutored regime prepared for the Pope’s visit carefully. Any unsightly protests would obviously mar the occasion, especially for a regime long-accustomed to preening in front of the international media mirror.

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• 9-25-15
  

  The Pope's Visit Coincides with the 200th Anniversary of the Holy Alliance. Here's Why that's Relevant.

  by Mark Jarrett

  Hint:  What can happen when you marry religion and politics.

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• SOURCE: NPR
  9-23-15
  

  The Complicated History Of Popes And U.S. Presidents

  The meeting between Pope Francis and President Obama at the White House continues a tradition going back nearly a century between U.S. presidents and the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

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• SOURCE: CNN
  9-23-15
  

  Pope Francis canonizes controversial saint Serra

  Pope Francis on Wednesday canonized Junipero Serra, a Spanish missionary, a moment of deep pride for Latinos but a source of controversy for many Native Americans.

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• SOURCE: Huffington Post
  9-23-15
  

  The Pope Is Coming to Get Us -- At Least That's What We Used to Think

  by Edward T. O’Donnell

  It was not that long ago that word of the impending arrival of a pope on the shores of the United States would have triggered bloody riots and a call to arms.

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• SOURCE: Politico
  9-22-15
  

  From ‘the Scarlet Whore’ to Pope Francis: A Brief History of America and the Papacy

  by Ted Widmer

  It would have amazed the Founders that a pope would be willing to speak to Congress—and that Congress would want to hear him, for that matter.

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• 9-21-15
  

  Should the Pope Weigh in on the Climate Change Debate?

  by Paul Misner

  History suggests the dangers of doing so.

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• 9-20-15
  

  Was Thomas Jefferson Right? Can We Guarantee Our Pursuit of Equal Happiness by Canceling All Our Debts Every Nineteen Years?

  by Thomas Fleming

  James Madison thought he was horribly wrong. Pope Francis, who has called for the redistribution of wealth, should understand why.

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• SOURCE: Tony Platt GoodToGo
  9-4-15
  

  Make Father Junípero Serra a Saint?

  by Tony Platt

  A conversation with myself.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  7-9-15
  

  In Bolivia, Pope Francis Apologizes for Church’s ‘Grave Sins’

  Francis repeated familiar themes in sharply critiquing the global economic order and warning of environmental catastrophe — but also added a new twist with his apology.