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Year history of this church. >> he absolutely could. remember, john 23rd was thought to be a transitional figure and he was. i think what is interesting to watch here is the balance that francis strikes between two of the missions of the church. one is looking upward which is sacramental and repeating commandment in do this in remembrance of me and reaching out and embodying and enacting that gospel of caring for the less fortunate. it will be a very interesting dynamic because you also have a church that has been, we have to note, under enormous and justified fire for not protecting its own c...

Enormous personal tragedy, having lost his mother and only brother by the time he was 12, and then living under nazi occupation first, communism later. he was a hero to so many people as he traveled the world to make himself accessible to various communities, and for how he kept working with grace throughout the debilitating illness that he had until his death. john 23rd was a bit of an original pope francis, if you can say that. sneaking in and out of the vatican to visit hospitals and prisons. he was jovial, joking, a good sense of humor. people often called him the good pope. and kelly, as ...