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Opinion: Is Pope Francis a “populist”?

May 6, 2021 Russell Shaw 18

Is Pope Francis a populist? The simple answer is no. A better answer is necessarily more complicated. But, someone might ask, does it really matter? As a matter of fact, it matters a lot–at least […]

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Mater et Magistra or politico and ideologue?

September 3, 2019 Ines Angeli Murzaku 34

How does it feel to go to Church to celebrate the Assumption of Our Lady—or, as Byzantines say, the Dormition of Our Lady—and hear politics? I am back from a splendid pontifical high Mass in […]

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CRUX author says Pope Francis not easily labeled. But then labels him. Accurately.

April 1, 2017 Carl E. Olson 2

A recent article titled, “Does the ‘Populist Pope’ have a beef with populism?” (Mar 31st), written by CRUX’s editorial assistant Claire Giangravè, is a good demonstration of how trying to explain, define, and understand Pope […]

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• A friend, whose alma mater is the University of Notre Dame, wrote me this morning: “Apparently, Pope Francis gave some crazy interview in which he implied that Catholics should not be ‘obsessed’ with ND football.  […]

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