
Pope Leo XIV: Mary McAleese has criticised the new pontiff as ‘cautious, conservative and anything but forward thinking’.

Date: November 12, 2025 - Clerical Errors

Pope Leo XIV: Mary McAleese has criticised the new pontiff as ‘cautious, conservative and anything but forward thinking’.
The most important ecclesiastical event of 2025 was the death on April 18 of Pope Francis, the most consequential pontiff since Pope John Paul II (but inspired by Pope John XXIII’s Second Vatican Council 1962-65). For several months the ailing Argentine’s fight for life in Rome’s Gemelli hospital attracted world media. Just when he appeared… Read more »
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