Byzantium in Brazil? The Pope looks south and east
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Philip Stephens, wondering why the arrogant and unrepentant Pope seems content to let the Church in Europe and North America implode, comes up with a hypothesis: Now, I think I understand. The pontiff is a globaliser. He can feel the world’s geopolitical plates shifting. He grasps as well as any politician or business leader that the west has had its day. The opportunities to spread the gospel lie elsewhere – in societies more respectful of authority and less questioning of past crimes.
Byzantium in Brazil? The Pope looks south and east
Byzantium in Brazil? The Pope looks south and…
Byzantium in Brazil? The Pope looks south and east
Philip Stephens, wondering why the arrogant and unrepentant Pope seems content to let the Church in Europe and North America implode, comes up with a hypothesis: Now, I think I understand. The pontiff is a globaliser. He can feel the world’s geopolitical plates shifting. He grasps as well as any politician or business leader that the west has had its day. The opportunities to spread the gospel lie elsewhere – in societies more respectful of authority and less questioning of past crimes.