From New York Daily News - The path #PopeFrancis paved (Looking back at his remarkable 2014): By the end of 2013, Pope Francis had landed on the cover of Rolling Stone, was Time magazines Person of the Year - and, according to a Wall Street Journal poll, only 7% of Americans had a negative view of him. By all accounts, it was a historic first year in office and a smashing public relations coup for the Catholic Church. If 2013 was a year in which Francis style was in vogue, 2014 was the year that the substance of his teaching took effect. It is worth pausing to take stock of the history he made on behalf of Catholicism and humanity at large. Much of what Francis did made headlines - in reshaping our understanding of church doctrine, repairing the Vaticans broken-down governance and taking bold steps to make the world a more peaceful and harmonious place. But much did not. This was a year, recall, in which he staunchly criticized religious persecution at the hands of ISIS, personally intervened in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and powerfully condemned the mafia. nydailynews/opinion/christopher-white-path-pope-francis-paved-article-1.2057624
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 21:59:28 +0000
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