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Mar 13, 2023 · Paul Elie writes about how Pope Francis’s decade as the head of the Catholic Church has challenged Catholic traditionalists and changed the Church.
- Pope Francis Supports Same-Sex Civil Unions, But The Church Must Do More
Paul Elie writes about Pope Francis’s recently released...
- Pope Francis Supports Same-Sex Civil Unions, But The Church Must Do More
Mar 19, 2013 · Pope Francis has celebrated his inaugural mass in the Vatican, and he has assumed the responsibility of leading the world's Catholics. But what exactly does a pope's job entail?
The title patriarch of the West symbolized the pope's special relationship with, and jurisdiction over, the Latin Church—and the omission of the title neither symbolizes in any way a change in this relationship, nor distorts the relationship between the Holy See and the Eastern Churches, as solemnly proclaimed by the Second Vatican Council ...
Jun 30, 2022 · The church in the West became the papal church, and Catholics became papists. The development signified a more exclusively top-down and hierarchical mode of church, in contrast to the more...
2 days ago · Pope is the title, since about the 9th century, of the bishop of Rome, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The pope is regarded as the successor of St. Peter and has supreme power of jurisdiction over the Catholic Church in matters of faith and morals, as well as in church discipline and government.
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Jul 6, 2015 · Francis has differed significantly from his predecessors with his outspoken style and his approach to leading the church. Here is a look at some of his comments on poverty, church reform, climate...
Oct 9, 2021 · Pope Francis pointed out that the synodal process of encounter, listening, and reflection help the People of God, the Church, to recognize at least three opportunities. First, it must move not occasionally but structurally towards a synodal Church, where all can feel at home and participate.
