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Letters to Pope Francis: Rebuilding a Church with Justice and Compassion
Letters to Pope Francis Rebuilding a Church with Justice and Compassion Author:Matthew Fox The election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio to the Papacy marked a series of historic Papal firsts--first Jesuit, first from the Americas and first from the Southern Hemisphere. But most moving was his being the first to take the name of St. Francis. At a time when the Vatican is embroiled in decades-long scandals of the Curia and its clergy around th... more »e globe, this act has inspired the world to hope for a church rebuilt in the spirit of his namesake, Francis. Former Dominican priest Matthew Fox presents a series of heartfelt letters to his brother in Christ about the great challenges facing the church today, drawing from the deep spiritual and theological sources that have been suppressed since Vatican II, and implores him to restore the sensus fidelium (the sense of the faithful) and reshape a church with justice and compassion.« less