The politics of the Catholic Church after Pope Francis

The Catholic Church chooses a new leader. But how widespread is the Catholic faith at all? A look at Germany and the world.

Close to Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the founder of the Catholic movement, St. Egidio, Andrea Riccardi, calls himself "pessimistic" as to the future of the legacy of the Argentine pontiff, before the opening of the conclave on Wednesday.

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The politics of the Catholic Church after Pope Francis

The personality and outreach of Pope Francis attracted worldwide admiration. Though he did not stray from Catholic doctrine, he connected those teachings to issues such as immigration and climate change. He was not as progressive as some progressives hoped, and he also frustrated traditionalists, a split that played out in the United States. So, what’s next? Maureen K. Day is one of the authors of “Catholicism at a Crossroads: The Present and Fu…

Several Western media describe Francis as a progressive pope while Benedict XVI and John Paul II would be conservative according to them. These labels and categorizations are too manichean and too simplistic to be relevant.Why? Because a pope can be progressive and conservative at the same time. Everything depends on the questions on which he pronounces himself. For example, Francis retained the celibacy of priests and the marriage between a man…