Will Pope Francis pull it off? : the challenge of church reform / Rocco D'Ambrosio ; translated by Barry Hudock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

D'Ambrosio, Rocco, 1963- author.

Contributor:

Hudock, Barry, translator.

Standardized Title:

Ce la farà Francesco. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Francis, Pope, 1936-2025.

Francis.

Francis, Pope, 1936-.

Church renewal--Catholic Church--History--21st century.

Church renewal.

Church renewal--Catholic Church.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 90 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2017]

Summary:

Pope Francis has made no secret of the fact that he seeks to reform the Catholic Church, especially the institutional components by which it is guided and governed. Standing in his way are institutional inertia, simplistic ideologies, scandals, and the resistance of some who will not readily relinquish power. Can he pull it off? In this smart and thoughtful book, priest-sociologist Rocco D'Ambrosio carefully considers the personality, convictions, and gifts the pope brings to the task. He explores the hurdles Francis faces, the tools at his disposal, and his prospects for success. The result is an institutional analysis of the Catholic Church in the Bergoglio era that promises rich, new insights and plenty of food for thought to every reader. Book jacket.

Contents:

Papal politics

Nothing new: just Vatican II

A church that is human (and more)

Understanding the church without simplicism or ideology

Power within the Vatican walls

The stench of corruption or the smell of the sheep

The weight of scandal and the patience of reform

The reform and the perspective from below.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Translated from the Italian.

Other Format:

Online version: D'Ambrosio, Rocco, 1963- author. Will Pope Francis pull it off?

ISBN:

9780814645017

0814645011

OCLC:

962436675