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Pope Francis, a pontificate that (also) looks backward

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 15 aprile 2024 · 4 Comments · In Vatican

Pope Francis has often warned against ”indietrism” in this last period of his pontificate. It is an unwieldy term in English, but there’s nothing arcane about it. The word comes from the Italian, indietro – “backward” – and could be rendered “backwardism” without too much trouble.

He has repeatedly warned that attending to the [...]

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