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

December 13, 2017 Philip F. Lawler 34

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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After the Synod midpoint document, the Relatio, was released on Monday headlines around the world reported “earthquake” changes in Church pastoral practices toward cohabitation and homosexual unions. On Tuesday Cdl. Wilfrid Napier of South Africa told […]

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