https://www.mondayvatican.com/vatican/pope-francis-reform-within-continuity Vatican at a Glance Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:03:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 https://www.mondayvatican.com/vatican/pope-francis-reform-within-continuity#comment-164445 MondayVatican – Vatican Pope Francis Reform Within Continuity | Vatican Report Sat, 04 Jan 2014 16:06:04 +0000 http://www.mondayvatican.com/?p=1660#comment-164445 [...] on: MondayVatican – Vatican Pope Francis Reform Within Continuity Tags: francis, mondayvatican, pope, vatican © 2014 Vatican [...] [...] on: MondayVatican – Vatican Pope Francis Reform Within Continuity Tags: francis, mondayvatican, pope, vatican © 2014 Vatican [...]

]]> https://www.mondayvatican.com/vatican/pope-francis-reform-within-continuity#comment-110855 John Tue, 12 Nov 2013 02:31:33 +0000 http://www.mondayvatican.com/?p=1660#comment-110855 Ahhh, more fabulous fruit of Vatican 2 Ahhh, more fabulous fruit of Vatican 2

]]> https://www.mondayvatican.com/vatican/pope-francis-reform-within-continuity#comment-110734 Andrea Gagliarducci Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:01:27 +0000 http://www.mondayvatican.com/?p=1660#comment-110734 Well, as years pass by, the Pope is always less authoritative, and the management becomes more powerful... and anyway, no top manager is ever the true boss. The boss are those who are in the middle, since the bosses always change, while people in the middle remain Well, as years pass by, the Pope is always less authoritative, and the management becomes more powerful… and anyway, no top manager is ever the true boss. The boss are those who are in the middle, since the bosses always change, while people in the middle remain

]]> https://www.mondayvatican.com/vatican/pope-francis-reform-within-continuity#comment-110708 Garren Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:06:01 +0000 http://www.mondayvatican.com/?p=1660#comment-110708 What does it mean that a pope can exercise his authority effectively only in the first few years of his pontificate? That's absurd. This isn't a democracy, in which a popularly elected official receives a "mandate" from the masses to enact his vision. He's the pope, not a president with a short term of office. He can use his authority effectively for decades potentially, charting the course of the Church for centuries. What does it mean that a pope can exercise his authority effectively only in the first few years of his pontificate? That’s absurd. This isn’t a democracy, in which a popularly elected official receives a “mandate” from the masses to enact his vision. He’s the pope, not a president with a short term of office. He can use his authority effectively for decades potentially, charting the course of the Church for centuries.

]]>