CHAPTER 3

Who Am I to Judge?

To Pope Francis, words matter. He puts great care into each word and sentence in his books and homilies. He says, or does, very little by accident. This is one of the reasons so many Catholics search everything he writes for clues as to where he intends to take the Catholic Church.

image “WHO AM I TO JUDGE?”

In late July 2013, Pope Francis held a press conference on a return flight from Buenos Aires. A reporter had asked Francis about the “gay lobby,” which, six weeks earlier, he said did exist inside the Vatican. After making a joke, the pope grew more thoughtful and said that it was important to distinguish between individuals ...

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