The pontiff’s efforts at church reform gain stalled,letting down liberal Catholics on issues such as child abuse and the role of womenIf there is something the Roman Catholic church does supremely well, it is the spectacle of an election. From the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel voting and the white plumes announcing the election of a new pope, or to the new man stepping onto the balcony of St Peter’s to greet the crowds,it is one moment of high drama after another.
Now such a enormous global figure, it is tough to believe that when Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires first greeted the crowds on 13 March 2013, or announced he would be called Pope Francis,most of the world – including Catholics – asked, “Who’s this?”Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk