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Wounded Shepherd

Name: Wounded Shepherd
ISBN: 9781250119391

Pope Francis and His Struggle to Convert the Catholic Church

Austen Ivereigh,

403 pages
English
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eBook - ePub

Wounded Shepherd

Pope Francis and His Struggle to Convert the Catholic Church

Austen Ivereigh,

About this book

"Essential reading for historians of [Francis's] papacy in years to come, from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Reformer and Let us Dream." — The Tablet
Austen Ivereigh's colorful, clear-eyed portrait of Pope Francis takes us inside the Vatican's urgent debate over the future of the church in Wounded Shepherd
This deeply contextual biography centers on the tensions generated by the pope's attempt to turn the Church away from power and tradition and outwards to engage humanity with God's mercy. In turbulent meetings and on global trips, history's first Latin-American pope has attempted to reshape the Church to evangelize the contemporary age. At the same time, he has stirred other leaders' deep-seated fear that the Church is capitulating to modernity.
Facing rebellions over his allowing sacraments for the divorced and his attempt to create a more "ecological" Catholicism, as well as a firestorm of criticism for the Church's record on sexual abuse, Francis emerges as a leader of remarkable vision and skill with a relentless spiritual focus—a leader who is at peace in the turmoil surrounding him.
With entertaining anecdotes, insider accounts, and expert analysis, Ivereigh's journey through the key episodes of Francis's reform in Rome and the wider Church brings into sharp focus the frustrations and fury, as well as the joys and successes, of one of the most remarkable pontificates of the contemporary age.
"A thoughtful, essential book." — Booklist, starred review
"Highly recommended." — Library Journal, starred review
"A richly detailed and engaging portrait of Francis as pope." — Commonweal
"A revelation." — Publishers Weekly
"A detailed study packed with insider tidbits." — Kirkus Reviews

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