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‘Hope,’ which is not what it claims to be and is less than it ought to be, nevertheless gives glimpses into how life in Buenos Aires shaped Jorge Bergoglio.
Last week’s papal letter on immigration to the U.S. bishops captured world headlines, but it was not news that Pope Francis — who is being prayed for as he continues to be hospitalized for bilateral pneumonia — has made migration the signature issue of his pontificate. Yet the sharpness of the letter did invite consideration as to the intensity with which the Holy Father feels the plight of migrants.
Last month, Pope Francis released Hope: The Autobiography, another in a long list of (mostly interview) books that he has published. This one was billed as an “autobiography” — claiming to be “the first ever by a sitting pope.” It was much less than that and was given a withering assessment by the Holy Father’s closest literary collaborator, British writer Austen Ivereigh.
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Last week’s papal letter on immigration to the U.S. bishops captured world headlines, but it was not news that Pope Francis — who is being prayed for as he continues to be hospitalized for bilateral pneumonia — has made migration the signature issue of his pontificate. Yet the sharpness of the letter did invite consideration as to the intensity with which the Holy Father feels the plight of migrants.
Last month, Pope Francis released Hope: The Autobiography, another in a long list of (mostly interview) books that he has published. This one was billed as an “autobiography” — claiming to be “the first ever by a sitting pope.” It was much less than that and was given a withering assessment by the Holy Father’s closest literary collaborator, British writer Austen Ivereigh.
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Pope’s ‘Autobiography’ Is a Serviceable Introduction to Francis and His Thinking
COMMENTARY: ‘Hope,’ which is not what it claims to be and is less than it ought to be, nevertheless gives glimpses into how life in Buenos Aires shaped Jorge Bergoglio.
