FRIDAY EXTRA
Pope Francis Is Beloved, His Papacy Might Not Match Up to His Popularity
. . .the conversation has become predictable. A friendly acquaintance asks about my work. I say I’ve been writing a book about the pope, & the acquaintance smiles & nods & says “Isn’t he so wonderful?” & then eventually I find myself saying, uncomfortably, “Well, they should know that it’s not entirely favorable”. . .
by Ross Douthat,
of The New York Times
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