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The Dictator Pope

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Ross Douthat on Francis’ pontificate: “We live in interesting times as Catholics”

April 18, 2018 Paul Senz 12

The New York Times columnist and author of To Change the Church discusses his new book on the Pope, and what he hopes his liberal and secular […]

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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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Leading Vaticanista Sandro Magister has posted on the website of Italian magazine L’Espresso what appears to be the complete Italian text of Pope Francis’ widely anticipated encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si (the PDF can […]

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