Pope Francis left the Church with multiple controversies, some that he inherited, some that he induced. Indeed, amid the complaints about clericalism and “backwardists,” the considerable presence of LGBT and
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Pope Francis left the Church with multiple controversies, some that he inherited, some that he induced. Indeed, amid the complaints about clericalism and “backwardists,” the considerable presence of LGBT and feminist concerns in recent Church pronouncements, we might ask where to find a more robust, dare one say militant and masculine Catholicism – much needed given the challenges from renascent Islam and Western decline. Much of this might be viewed in light of the late pope’s decision – as a Jesuit! – to take the name of the little poor man of Assisi, St. Francis.
