Healers Above Warriors: Francis Sought to Create a 'Field Hospital' for the Wounded

Healers Above Warriors: Francis Sought to Create a 'Field Hospital' for the Wounded

In 2014, Pope Francis convened bishops from around the world for what became colloquially known as the Synod on the Family. The gathering was partly designed to address issues related to human sexuality. All eyes were on Francis, who had ascended to the papacy the year before. The world watched to see whether his leadership would signal a shift on this and other highly charged social conversations. In an op-ed for The Washington Post describing …

Never has a ruler promoted such a deep and wide-ranging discussion of crucial issues for the State he heads. Francis took a risk and died before the process was consummated, leaving this dossier to the future Pope

In his twelve years as successor to the Apostle Peter, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the “Pope of the Poor,” has created a contradictory palette of impressions.