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The “next pope should forcefully remind the Church that Catholicism doesn’t do ‘paradigm shifts,’ because Jesus Christ, ‘the same yesterday and today and always’ is always the center of the Church.”
Is the book The Next Pope, written by George Weigel—biographer of Pope John Paul II and author of over twenty books—meant to be a politicking guide to the next papal conclave? A vetting of possible papal candidates? Or is it something altogether different?
I corresponded with Weigel when the book was first published in 2020 by Ignatius Press, asking him various questions about the papacy, Vatican II, and current challenges within and outside the Church.
That interview, originally posted at CWR in July 2020, is reposted here with some small edits made in light of the death of Pope Francis and the current situation.
CWR: While some readers might initially think your book is about who the next pope might be, isn’t it more accurate to say (as the subtitle indicates) that it’s about what the papacy is, especially within a proper understanding of the nature of the Church and her evangelical mission?
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Is the book The Next Pope, written by George Weigel—biographer of Pope John Paul II and author of over twenty books—meant to be a politicking guide to the next papal conclave? A vetting of possible papal candidates? Or is it something altogether different?
I corresponded with Weigel when the book was first published in 2020 by Ignatius Press, asking him various questions about the papacy, Vatican II, and current challenges within and outside the Church.
That interview, originally posted at CWR in July 2020, is reposted here with some small edits made in light of the death of Pope Francis and the current situation.
CWR: While some readers might initially think your book is about who the next pope might be, isn’t it more accurate to say (as the subtitle indicates) that it’s about what the papacy is, especially within a proper understanding of the nature of the Church and her evangelical mission?
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