Massimo Faggioli

Pope Francis: Tradition in Transition Massimo Faggioli

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references.; The election of Pope Francis represents not only a great historical event, but also a key moment for understanding the direction of the Catholic Church. In this work, Massimo Faggioli offers his unique insight into the pontificate of Pope Francis. This is not a biography of Pope Francis, nor a complete chronicle of the early months of his pontificate. It is, rather, an attempt to capture some special moments and some key issues at the heart of the transition from Pope Benedict XVI to Francis, with the intuition that this unexpected transition - how it is carried out, and what it has given rise to - reveals something which is not only a special 'Catholic event, ' but also a particular historical moment in a tradition in flux

Contributor Bio:  Faggioli, Massimo Massimo Faggioli is director of the Institute for Catholicism and Citizenship, and associate professor at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.