The Great Reformer
Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope
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Publisher Description
When Pope Francis was elected in March 2013, hardly anyone knew who he was. In only a few months, he captivated the world. With his insistence on dropping the pomp and trappings of the papacy and his enthusiasm for spending time with the poor, it was soon clear that this pope is different.
The Great Reformer is the first in-depth biography of Pope Francis. Drawing on extensive interviews in Argentina and other countries, it traces the roots of his papacy in his childhood in Buenos Aires, in his Jesuit training, and in the dramatic events during the PerÛn era and the military government in Argentina in the 1970s. It shows how these experiences have shaped his beliefs, and with his commitment to the discernment of Godís will, enabled him to challenge and redirect the Church.
Pope Francis was elected in the midst of one of the biggest crises in the Church in modern times. This is the story of a true radical who is transforming the Church by restoring what it has lost.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Pope Francis is a complex human being, as Catholics are discovering. Ivereigh, a journalist, Catholic commentator, and former advisor to Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, is the ideal papal biographer. He provides a detailed and well-written examination of Pope Francis, starting with his youth in Argentina. Young Jorge, the child of Italian immigrants, was strongly influenced by his grandmother Rosa. She provided him with an ideal example of an intelligent, prayerful woman, and she believed it important to live one's faith by working for social justice. This relationship, as well as several others, helped the future pontiff open his heart to the poor in his country and, eventually, world-wide. Bergoglio has developed into a pope who shakes things up, does not put up with complacency, and truly believes that faith, lived authentically, can change the world. With its wealth of biographical information that offers an in-depth look at formative influences, this is the best examination of the current pope to date.
