The Next Pope and the Battle for the Soul of the Church

The New Pope and the Millennial Art Heritage of Catholicism

He looked at the balcony of the lodge with a certain tremor. The cardinals inside were faced with the inevitable urge to take the Church to the other side of the pendulum, given the unusual rejection of a group of cardinals to a pope; and, on the other hand, the grateful cry of a people before the loving authenticity of Pope Francis. The most Vaticanist experts pointed to Cardinal Pietro Parolin as a solution to harmonize these two souls. But, a…

The Next Pope and the Battle for the Soul of the Church

As the conclave begins, the Church stands at war with itself. Will the next pope restore clarity or carry on the confusion Francis left behind?