While preaching the decentralization of church power, Pope Francis was not shy about using his office to enact top-down change.
Pope Francis
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The Priest Wears Prada
Pope Francis’s “fashion statement” about priestly garments is another blow to Catholic traditionalists. His call for simplicity seems like one more insult from the reformist Holy See.
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The Battle Over the “Latin Mass” Isn’t About Latin
It’s about theology, ecumenicism, accessibility—and who wields power within the Catholic Church half a century after Vatican II.
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Pope Francis and Joe Biden Walked Into a Bar—And Neither Threw a Punch
The Pontiff has gone easy on the conservative Bishops defying him and the president placates the likes of Mitch McConnell. It’s time to take off the gloves.
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What Is Steve Bannon Up to These Days?
His agenda includes organizing autocrats, building a school to train fascists, and attacking the Pope.
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Can Pope Francis Save Europe?
With Italy and Poland joined in unholy alliance, the pontiff’s humanistic voice is sorely needed.
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McConnell to Trump: Don’t Push Decision On Paris Agreement Off on Me
The Senate Majority Leader has enough headaches without having to take a vote on climate change.
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The Day the Earth Stood Ill
Ask yourself: how many Trump voters will be watching the National Geographic Channel tonight? As much as we’d like to believe that political polarization isn’t as bad as it really is, let’s face it, tonight’s premiere of the second season of Years of Living Dangerously and the Leonardo DiCaprio-produced documentary Before the Flood is a […]
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Emotional Rescue
Are progressives and Democrats overestimating just how many conservatives and Republicans will support Donald Trump in the privacy of the voting booth? Yes, as Salon’s Heather Digby Parton has observed, it is profoundly disturbing to see conservatives and Republicans falling in line behind Trump merely because of political tribalism. Yet the general election is still […]
