01415cam a2200253 i 4500 124629 20230410143143.0 170328b2015 iaua 000 0 eng 9781618931313 1618931318 Eng bJ65t 2015 Allen, John L., Jr. The Francis miracle / inside the transformation of the Pope and the Church : John L Allen, Jr. Des Moines, Iowa : Time Books, 2015. 276 p. : 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill. (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. Includes index. Bergoglio's roots -- Moderate to an extreme -- Dialogue and peace -- God and Mammon -- Women and the Church -- The social gospel -- The abuse scandals -- The paradox of power -- Backlash -- Will it last? There is no other organization whose inner workings are more secretive than the Vatican. Now, with a dynamic new leader in Pope Francis, all eyes are upon him as he seeks to bring the church back from the right to center, blurring the lines between politics, religion and culture. Allen reveals the inner workings of the Vatican to display the vast machinery of the Catholic Church, and an examination of the man at the helm. Francis, -- Pope, -- 1936- Popes -- Biography. Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Biography. lcc bk 96695 96695 0 0 lcc 0 0 APT BJB BJB APT 2023-04-10 0 J65t 2015 00000117750 2019-01-21 00:00:00 1 2019-01-21 bk