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The Pope’s pursuit of relevance is embarrassingly outdated

19 December 2023

11:14 PM

19 December 2023

11:14 PM

The Pope is old and unwell. In whatever time he has left, he surveys his years as pontiff and counts only failure. What does he leave behind? Collapsing attendance, theological confusion, a few sentimental encyclicals and a positive meeting with Whoopi Goldberg. Francis called a synod and it gave him nothing.

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