The Pope of gestures and mercy

In the history of the Church, some pontiffs are engraved not only by the documents they sign or the decisions they make, but by the profound imprint they leave on the soul of the people. George Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, has been one of those exceptional pastors. His pontificate was a continuous incarnation of the Gospel through simple and powerful gestures. It was, as many called it, the Pope of gestures, the Pope of the peripheries, the Po…

By Henry A. M. Rolón (*) From a young age I learned that the Pope or the Holy Father was the successor of St. Peter - therefore, the representative of Christ on earth - and that his teachings as an integral part of our faith could not be discussed. I remember Paul VI, the promoter of the Second Vatican Council; then [...]

Faced with the news of Francis' departure, I am interested in recovering some gestures that reflect the keys of his passage as a reference of the Catholic Church The entry Gestos of Pope Francis that reflect his step as a reference of the Catholic Church was first published in La ink.