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Wounded Shepherd

Wounded Shepherd: Pope Francis and His Struggle to Convert the Catholic Church Austen Ivereigh A Review by Dwight A. Moody I read this book, cover to cover, all 342 pages, gripped more deeply with each turning page by the skill of the writer, by the charisma of the subject, and by the winsomeness of the religion both seek to embody. At the end, I am tempted to say: here is a version of Christianity that I can embrace, and embody, and announce. Not the Catholicism, but the Christianity, the humanity, the spirit of Jesus himself. I was a 12-year-old when the 21st Ecumenical Council was convened by Pope John XXIII in Rome. It lasted four years and dramatically reformed many things about how Roman Catholics ...

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