Wednesday, April 03, 2013

A POPE WHO NEVER SINGS


Few Surprises. Francis Is Just That Way

The first actions of the new pope reviewed in the light of his autobiography. The reasons for his silence on issues that most set the Church against worldly powers: birth, death, family, religious freedom

by Sandro Magister



ROME, April 3, 2013 – Outside of Argentina, very little had been published about Jorge Mario Bergoglio before his election as pope.

But now the translations of his writings, speeches, interviews are multiplying rapidly. And they are helping to make less surprising the actions of Pope Francis.

The following are some of these “surprises" small and large, which however no longer appear as such in the light of his autobiography, published in 2010 in Argentina in the book-length interview by Sergio Rubin and Francesca Ambrogetti, entitled "El Jesuita," now on sale in other countries as well, including Italy.

Continue reading: http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1350492?eng=y

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