Francis & Barron

Dec 13, 2013

TIME magazine’s decision to name Pope Francis as the 2013 person of the year has met with widespread positive response. In this clip Fr Robert Barron offers a helpful reminder: there is no need to build up Pope Francis by turning against previous popes. Yes there is something welcome and timely in the approach of Pope Francis, and there were many of the same positive inspirations and encouragements in other recent popes…

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