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After Francis, who?

Charles Moore Charles Moore
 J. G. Fox
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 26 April 2025
issue 26 April 2025

After Francis, what, or rather, who? The coverage so far, rightly admiring of the Pope’s unvarnished, rather un-papal Christianity, has played down how much turmoil he leaves. His openness to all human beings – the poorer, the better – clashed with his old-fashioned, authoritarian, even angry will. Benedict XVI was more traditionalist but much more pacific.

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