The War against Pope Francis Pope Francis is one of the most hated men in the world today. Those who hate him most are not atheists, or protestants, or Muslims, but some of his own followers. Outside the church he is hugely popular as a figure of almost ostentatious modesty and humility. But within the church, Francis has provoked a ferocious backlash from conservatives who fear that this spirit will divide the church, and could even shatter it. This summer, one prominent English priest said to me: ?We can?t wait for him to die. It?s unprintable what we say in private. Continued here: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/oct/27/the-war-against-pope-francis Good point, Greg, but I see no need to resurrect this contentious thread when there's already another religion thread going. I'm going to close this one. -Joe Offer-
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