April 12, 2015

Garry Wills, "The Future of Catholicism with Pope Francis"


Title: Garry Wills, "The Future of Catholicism with Pope Francis." Source: Politics and Prose. Date Published: March 18, 2015. Description: 
Historian, Pulitzer Prize winner, and one-time seminarian, Wills follows Why Priests? with this look at the Catholic Church. Presenting seven case studies of doctrinal shifts in the last century, Wills notes that none were brought about by the Pope single-handedly, and he outlines what may be within the scope of Francis, the first Jesuit and the first South American to become Pontiff, to achieve.