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eNewsletter Subject: The many sides of Pope Francis

The need for Catholics to get a firm handle on how to respond to the unusual personality of Pope Francis remains great. That's why I've continued my reflections on this question: Should we criticize Pope Francis, or not? If so, how? Part 2.

In this same vein, today I jotted A quick note on “doctors of the law”, which apparently is one of the Pope's favorite phrases.

It may be too soon to evaluate Pope Francis' legacy, but Phil Lawler provides some preliminary indications in: Quick Hits: Questions on Pope's ad-lib reforms, the 'dance' on doctrine, preparing for persecution.

And yet this Pope remains complex. If you want to see Francis at his best, you should look at these two items:

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