On the pastoral “gestures” of Pope Francis Andrea Galliarducci, Monday Vatican Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Does much of the confusion surrounding the current papacy arise from an impulse to reform the Church, both doctrinally and institutionally, or is simply that Francis is a “people person,” who simply wants everybody to be happy? © 2023 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
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On the pastoral “gestures” of Pope Francis
Andrea Galliarducci, Monday Vatican
Tuesday, May 17, 2016