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“The Dictator Pope” is sometimes frustrating, but filled with valuable insights and information

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The most valuable service provided by the author of The Dictator Pope is the psychological portrait of Pope Francis: manipulative, hypersensitive, and often downright vindictive—certainly […]

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Pope Francis gave his first homily in the Plaza of the Revolution in Havana on September 20th. The general subject matter was Christ’s explanation that the basis of honor is not so much what we […]

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