Pope Francis : untying the knots
Vallely, Paul2013
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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, & his behaviour during Argentina's Dirty War, when military death squads snatched innocent people from the streets, raised serious questions.
Main title:
Pope Francis : untying the knots / Paul Vallely.
Author:
Vallely, Paul, author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2013.
Collation:
xii, 227 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781472903709 (pbk)1472903706
Dewey class:
282'.092920 FRAN282.092920 FRA282282.92
Language:
English
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BRN:
627645
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