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Acta Apostolicae Sedis (“Acts of the Holy See”), 188
adaptationists, 170–71
Africa, 2, 7, 20, 26–27, 76, 96, 108, 122, 192–94
After Virture (MacIntyre), 31–32
Alighieri, Dante, see Dante Alighieri
Allen, John, 73, 77, 107, 116, 147
“Amid Splits, Catholic Bishops Crack Open Door on Divorce” article, 124
Amoris Laetitia (“The Joy of Love”), 129–43, 146–50, 183–85, 188, 193–96, 204–5
Angelerio, Pietro, see Celestine V
Anglicanism, 8–9, 39, 99, 108, 122, 137–38, 193, 196
Anscombe, Elizabeth, 31
Antonelli, Ennio, 136
Aparecida Document, 59
Apostolic Signatura (Vatican Supreme Court), 62, 68, 105, 110
Arianism, 154–57
Atcherley Dew, John, 115
Athanasius (bishop of Alexandria), 157, 158–59
Augustine, Saint, 163, 169, 180
Augustiniansim, 164
Baldisseri, Lorenzo, 103–6, 109–12, 117–19
Belgium, 46
Benedictine order, 34–35
Benedict XII, 153
Benedict XVI, 6
Benedictine order and, 34–35
Celestine V and, 35–37
church unity and, 10–11, 201, 206
conservative legacy of, 16–17, 24, 44–45, 139, 206
Cuba-U.S. diplomacy and, 39
evangelization and, 39
financial reform and, 38–41
global economy and, 39
John Paul II and, 39–42
Meisner eulogy and, 186–87
papal infallibility and, 13
papal resignation of, 17, 20, 36–37, 42–43, 184
sermons and theological works of, 40
sex abuse crisis and, 16, 38–42
2006 faith and reason address of, 56
Vatileaks scandal and, 41–42
Benson, Robert Hugh, 71
Bergoglio, Jorge, see Francis
Bertone, Tarcisio, 41
Betori, Giuseppe, 136
birth control, 15–16, 19, 24–27, 31, 47, 71–72, 149–50
“Bishops Hand Pope Defeat on His Outreach to Divorced Catholics” article, 124
Blaine, James G., 51
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 43
Boniface VIII, 36–37, 205, 207
see also Liber Sextus; Unam Sanctam
Britain, 203
Bruce, Lenny, 80
Buenos Aires, 48–50, 56, 63, 140
Burke, Edmund, 71
Burke, Raymond, 62, 68, 105–10, 113, 118, 133, 143–45, 148–49, 186, 188
Caetani, Benedetto, see Boniface VIII
Caffarra, Carlo, 143, 186, 188
Camagni, Manuela, 42
canonizations, 4, 52, 70, 114–15
canon law, 23, 36, 44, 85, 105, 143, 153
capitalism, 6, 57–58, 67, 70, 114, 162
cardinal conclave, 46–50, 59–62
cardinal consistory, 81–83, 143
see also synod on family
Casa Santa Marta (Vatican guesthouse), 64–65, 106
Catholic Church:
as “bride of Christ,” 84
as community of believers, 2
as corporation, 2
financial reform within, 38–41, 65, 109
Florida convocation and, 147
future of, 79, 185, 190–92, 199
influence over politics and, 6, 32, 114, 161–62, 202
intra-Catholic differences and, 6–10, 26–30, 98, 110–12, 120–22, 206; see also conservative Catholicism; liberal Catholicism
modern history of, 149
public image of, 5, 10, 78, 187
renewal of, 14, 17, 21, 33–34; see also Vatican II
self-image of, 15–17; see also People of God
sex abuse crisis and, 29–31, 38–42
short-term trends and, 191
usury debate and, 161–63
in West vs. developing world, 74–77
see also magisterium (official Catholic teaching)
Catholic Encyclopedia, 157
Catholic Herald, 196
“Catholicism Lite,” 18–20
Celestine V, 35–37, 42, 44–45, 207
Chandler, Kyle, 183
Christian morality, 85–86, 92, 95–97
Christian virtue, 96, 163, 172
Christology, 155
church unity, 10–11, 24, 73, 201–6
Civiltà Cattolica, La, 66–67, 104, 115, 128
Coleridge, Mark, 120–22
College of Cardinals, 41, 49, 145, 188
Collins, Thomas, 118
communion:
Amoris Laetitia and, 131, 134–36
ban on, 136, 143; see also remarriage-communion debate
Cardinal Galantino on, 68
church decentralization and, 89, 93–94
dubium about, 143
intercommunion and, 141
Kasper proposal and, 81–83
presence of Jesus in, 29
confession, 79–83, 86, 89, 93–94
confirmation, 89
Congar, Yves, 57
Congregation for Bishops, 68, 105
see also U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Congregation for Divine Worship, 72, 118, 139
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF):
Augustinus (Jansen) and, 166
clarity on Amoris Laetitia and, 143
Fagan writings and, 68
Francis and, 110, 128, 139, 149
Müller as head of, 72, 113, 118, 185
sex abuse protocols and, 199
conscience, 15, 52, 91–94, 123, 143, 174
conservative Catholicism:
of Benedict XVI, 16–17, 24, 44–45, 139, 206
Francis era and, 66, 74–77, 187–88, 191–92, 195
intra-Catholic differences and, 7, 11, 206
of John Paul II, 16–20, 24, 28–29, 32–34, 139
sexual revolution and, 24, 29, 76
synod on family and, 112
controversial issues:
in Canada, 142
church decentralization and, 138
Francis era and, 65–68, 82, 113–15, 150
intra-Catholic differences and, 9, 99–100
papal infallibility and, 13
post–Vatican II and, 21, 24, 29
Corbyn, Jeremy, 200
Council of Nicaea, 155–57
Council of Trent, 86, 122, 130, 159
Council of Vienne, 37
cultural revolution, 27, 200–204
Cupich, Blase, 68, 72, 115, 139, 144
Danneels, Godfried, 46–50, 104, 115, 194
Dante Alighieri, 4, 36, 37, 162, 180
Davis, Kim, 114
Day, Dorothy, 203
deposit of faith, 11–12
Dignitatis Humanae, 102–3
Dolan, Timothy, 62, 118, 120, 139
dubia, 142–44, 183, 186–87, 193
Dueze, Jacques, see John XXII
Eco, Umberto, 153
ecumenical councils, 14, 17, 21–22, 37, 86, 102, 207
Elie, Paul, 34
Elizabeth I, queen of England, 8, 50
Endo, Shusako, 172–73
Eucharist, see communion
Europe, 7, 20, 27, 53, 68, 76, 86, 193–95, 203
Evangelii Gaudium (“The Joy of the Gospel”), 73–74
evangelization:
Benedict XVI, 39
Francis and, 59–61, 66, 72, 147, 206
Vatican II and, 14, 17, 21, 32–33
Fagan, Sean, 68
Familiaris Consortio, 82, 104, 131
family, synod on, 103–11, 127–28
Felix (antipope), 156
Fernández, Víctor Manuel, 106, 115, 130, 148–50, 205
Fernández de Kirchner, Cristina, 55–56
Festing, Matthew, 144–45
Fifth Lateran council, 21–22
financial reform, 38–41, 65, 109
Finke, Roger, 26
First Vatican Council, see Vatican I
Fisher, John, 87
Florida convocation, 147
forgiveness, 178
Forte, Bruno, 103, 106–8, 112, 117, 138
Francis:
Amoris Laetitia and, 129–43, 146–50
Argentine worldview of, 57–59
cardinal conclave and, 46–50, 59–62
critics and conservative opponents of, 185–88
Evangelii Gaudium and, 73–74
evangelization and, 59–61, 66, 72, 147
hope for welcoming church and, 72–73
Jesuit order and, 50–55
Jubilee Year of Mercy and, 36, 191
Knights of Malta and, 144–45
liberal agenda of, 77–79, 190–98, 206
papal ambiguity and, 128, 132–37, 195–96
papal authority and, 110–12, 129, 188–90, 196, 206–7
as people’s pope, 66, 114, 200
progressive appointees of, 67–68, 72, 138, 190
synod on family and, 104–6, 109–12
“who am I to judge” comment of, 65, 71, 79, 82
Franciscan order, 63
Francis era:
African Christianity and, 192–94
changing world and, 83, 200–204
conflict among Catholic elites and, 149–50; see also theological controversies
conservative Catholicism and, 66, 187–88, 191–92, 195
controversial issues and, 65–68, 82, 113–15
future of Catholicism and, 79, 185, 190–92, 199
media coverage of, 55, 65–69, 79, 82, 113, 126–28, 141, 147–49
short-term trends and, 191
Francis Miracle, The (Allen), 73, 77
Francis of Assisi, Saint, 63
Future of the Catholic Church with Pope Francis, The (Wills), 79
Galantino, Nunzio, 68
Germany, 28, 41, 46–47, 51, 58, 82, 92, 151
global economy, 39, 57–58, 67, 70
see also capitalism
God Owes Us Nothing (Kolakowski), 164–68
Gomez, José, 138
Great Reformer, The: Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope (Ivereigh), 56, 62, 150
Greeley, Andrew M., 183
Gutiérrez, Gustavo, 68
Hagan lío (Make noise!), 59, 200, 208
Heal Me With Your Mouth: The Art of Kissing (Fernández), 106
Henry VIII, king of England, 86, 90, 180
heresy, 10–12, 37, 52, 132, 154–56, 166, 187
Hilary, Saint, 157
Holy Office, see Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Holy Thursday foot washing, 65, 69
Humanae Vitae, 15–16, 19, 27, 31, 47, 71–72, 149–50
see also birth control
Hummes, Cláudio, 63
Hunwicke, John, 137
Instrumentum Laboris (“Working Document”), 117
intra-Catholic differences, 7–11, 21, 26–30, 98–100, 110–12, 120–22, 149, 167, 206
Ivereigh, Austen, 56–57, 61, 62, 148, 150
Japan, 172–73
Jerome, Saint, 155
Jesuit-Jansenist dispute, 52, 163–69
Jesuit order, 50–55, 71, 164–66, 169, 172–73
Jesus’s divinity, see Arianism
John XII, 3–4
John Paul II, 27, 30, 38, 45, 49, 50, 55, 57–59, 61, 66, 68, 69, 73, 74, 76, 79, 122, 132, 133, 140, 146, 148, 157, 158, 170, 183, 186, 189, 190, 191, 195, 197, 198, 200, 204
Benedict XVI’s reign and, 39–42
bishop synods and, 102–3
church unity and, 10–11, 201, 206
conservative Catholicism of, 16–20, 24–25, 28–29, 32–34, 139
Familiaris Consortio and, 82, 104, 131
Jesuit order and, 144–45
and papal infallibility, 13
pressures of papacy and, 3–5
Veritatis Splendor and, 98, 123, 129–30
Jubilee Year of Mercy, 36, 116, 191
Kasper, Walter, 46–50, 81–83, 94–96, 103–5, 108, 123, 141–44, 151, 204
Kasper proposal, 90–93, 97–99, 105, 107–10, 116–22, 134, 150, 204
Kelley, Dean, 27
Kirk, Russell, 71
Knights of Malta, 110, 113, 136, 144–46, 172
Kolakowski, Leszek, 164–68
Lacunza Maestrojuán, José Luis, 119
Latin America, 2, 27, 47, 53, 59, 65, 75, 89–91, 146
legalism, 175–78
Legionaries of Christ, 31, 192
Leo II, 154
Leo X, 3
Le Pen, Marine, 200
Lettres Provinciales (Pascal), 165, 169
liberal Catholicism:
Francis legacy and, 77–79, 190–98, 206
Hegelianism and, 151–52
intra-Catholic differences and, 7–11
John Paul II opponents and, 46–47
sexual revolution and, 96
synod on family and, 111
liberation theology, 24, 27, 53–54
Liberius, 156–59
Liber Sextus, 36
see also canon law
Lord of the World (Benson), 71
Luther, Martin, 2, 7, 22, 51, 95, 148–49, 203
McElroy, Robert, 135
McElwee, Josh, 107
MacIntyre, Alasdair, 31
Magister, Sandro, 113, 120, 144
magisterium (official Catholic teaching):
Catholic practice vs., 16, 29, 80
College of Cardinals and, 145
informal teaching of pope vs., 137
Jesuit theologians and, 53
on marriage and sexuality, 82–83, 92–94, 130–31
need to update, 104
papal authority and, 4–5
Vatican press office and, 69
“Make Catholicism Great Again,” 201
Maradiaga, Óscar Andrés Rodríquez, 68, 83
marriage:
annulment process and, 88–89, 94, 115–16
magisterium on, 81–83, 90–94, 136
nonsacramental marriages and, 55–56, 65, 87, 96–97, 107–8, 129–33
Scripture about, 83–86
validity of, 87–90
see also remarriage-communion debate
Martini, Carlo Maria, 46–48
martyrdom, 2, 50–51, 54, 86–87, 98, 169, 173
Marx, Reinhard, 113
mass attendance, 29, 47, 59, 92, 190–91, 193
media coverage:
of Benedict XVI, 40–42
of Francis, 55, 65–69, 79, 82, 113, 126–28, 141, 147–49, 188
“Francis effect” and, 190–91
pressures of papacy and, 3, 13
of synod on family, 104–8, 112, 118, 124
Medici, Giovanni di Lorenzo de’, see Leo X
missionaries, 1, 50–53, 59, 86–87, 169, 172–73
mortal sin, 23, 100, 107, 130, 133, 142, 170, 174
Müller, Gerhard, 72, 83, 105, 113, 118, 120–23, 139, 185–86, 187
Murphy, Walter F., 183
Murphy-O’Connor, Cormac, 46, 50
Murray, John Courtney, 102
Muslim-Christian relationships, 56
mysticism, 57
Name of the Rose, The (Eco), 153
Napier, Wilfrid, 108–9, 118, 120
National Catholic Reporter, 106, 107
Netherlands, 47
Neuhaus, Richard John, 196
Newman, John Henry, 137, 156, 180, 189
New Testament, see Scripture
Nicholas IV, 35
Njue, John, 118
Norway, 51
Odozor, Paulinus, 193
O’Farrell, Ricardo, 53
Orbán, Viktor, 200
see also vocations
Orthodoxy, 7–8, 82, 85–86, 94, 99, 141, 155
Osservatore Romano, L’, 83, 175
Osteen, Joel, 71
papacy:
condemnation of slavery and, 161–62
as depicted in film and TV, 183–85
nature and limits of, 1–13, 191
pope as global celebrity and, 4, 114
pope as public teacher and, 3, 69, 166
papal ambiguity, 128, 132–38, 195–96
papal audiences, 191
papal authority:
Boniface VIII and, 36
deposit of faith and, 11–12
early church history and, 3–4
Francis and, 110–12, 129, 188–90, 196, 206–7
papal infallibility, 8, 12–13, 94, 98, 154, 170
papal resignation, 17, 20, 36–37, 42–43, 184
Pascal, Blaise, 163–65, 169–71
Paul, Ian, 162
Paul VI, 15–16, 19, 24–27, 31, 47, 102
see also Humanae Vitae
Pelagianism, 164–66
Pell, George, 109, 113, 117, 118, 144, 185, 187, 199
penance, see confession
Petra, Basilio, 136
Philip IV, king of France, 36–37
Philip V, king of France, 153
Pierantoni, Claudio, 156
Pius VI, 2–3
Pius VII, 3
politics, 5–6, 31–32, 58, 70, 114, 161–62, 200–204
Pontifical Academy for Life, 139
predestination, 163
Protestantism:
Anglicanism, 8–9, 39, 99, 108, 122, 137, 193, 196
Book of Common Prayer and, 39
early church history and, 1
ecumenical councils and, 14
Fifth Lateran and, 21–22
God’s grace and, 130
Jesuit order and, 50–51
liberal and conservative believers in, 27
Luther and, 2, 7, 22, 51, 95, 148–49, 203
Reformation and, 3, 8, 21, 50, 78, 86, 98, 141, 203
Virgin Mary and, 12
see also “Francis effect”
Quarracino, Antonio, 55
Quesnel, Pasquier, 166
Radcliffe, Timothy, 68
Rand, Ayn, 71
Ratzinger, Joseph, see Benedict XVI
Reese, Thomas, 140
Reformation, 3, 8, 21, 50, 78, 86, 98, 141, 203
Relatio post Disceptationem (“Report After the Debate”), 107–12
religious individualism, 74
Remaining in the Truth of Christ (Burke), 105–6
remarriage-communion debate, 81–83, 90–93, 97–100, 104–12, 122, 186, 190, 193, 202
see also Vatican II
Repubblica, La, 127
Ricci, Matteo, 52
Rigging of a Vatican Synod?, The (Pentin), 106
Rivera Carrera, Norberto, 118
Roman Catholic Church, see Catholic Church
Roman Jubilee, 36
see also pilgrimages
Rome, 36, 55, 135, 143–45, 191–93
Roncalli, Angelo Giuseppe, see John XXIII
sacraments:
confession as, 79–83, 86, 89, 93–94
confirmation as, 89
intra-Catholic differences and, 9, 149
nonmarital relationships and, 131–33
sacramental abuses and, 24
see also communion
Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, 51
St. Gallen group, 46–49, 58–60, 68, 72, 81–83, 104
Saint Ignatius spiritual exercises, 54, 59
Saint Peter’s Basilica, 66
sanctity, 4–5
Sanders, Bernie, 200
Sarah, Robert, 72, 118, 139, 144, 158, 193
Scalfari, Eugenio, 126–27
Schönborn, Christoph, 133
scriptural interpretation, 9, 82, 86, 118
Scripture:
Gospel of John, 179
Gospel of Luke, 179
Gospel of Matthew, 85, 176–77, 179, 207
Second Council of Lyon, 86
Second Vatican Council, see Vatican II
sedevacantism, 167
Seifert, Josef, 196
Sermon on the Mount, 53
sex abuse crisis, 16, 29–31, 38–42, 80, 115, 185, 199
sexual revolution:
Catholic teachings and, 81, 85
conservative Catholicism and, 24, 29, 76, 150
intra-Catholic differences and, 7–10, 21
liberal Catholicism and, 96
Sistine Chapel, 62
Smith, Christian, 26
Society of Jesus, see Jesuit order
Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), 8, 25, 39–41, 58, 102, 192
Sorrentino, Paolo, 184
Sosa, Arturo, 151
Spadaro, Antonio, 66, 104, 115, 119, 128, 143–45, 151, 205
spiritual bestsellers, 75
Spong, John Shelby, 108
Stark, Rodney, 26
Switzerland, 46
Syllabus of Errors, 2
syncretism, 47
synod on family, 103–11, 127–28
Tagle, Luis, 120
Ten Commandments, 53, 140, 176–78, 179–80
Teresa of Ávila, Saint, 180
Thavis, John, 107
theological controversies, 149–55
Thérèse of Lisieux, Saint, 180
Thomas Aquinas, Saint, 53, 153, 180
Tobin, Joseph, 139
Tornielli, Andrea, 118
Trump, Donald, 200–202
Unam Sanctam, 36
see also papal authority
Unigenitus Dei Filius, 166
United States:
annulment process in, 88–89
cardinals in, 139
conservative Catholicism in, 28–31, 76, 99
contemporary Catholic Church in, 2
Cuba diplomacy and, 39
cultural-political fears in, 203
divorce rates in, 91
Florida convocation and, 147
liberal and conservative believers in, 6–8
mass attendance in, 190–91
pope’s image in, 146–48
2015 papal visit to, 114
universal church, 47
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, 196
Vatican, The (TV series), 183
Vatican II, 178–79
conservative Catholicism’s view of, 17–20, 32
interpretative battles and, 21–23, 83
Jesuit theologians and, 52–53
liberal Catholicism’s view of, 14–17, 32–33
post–Vatican II truce and, 24–26, 98
Vatileaks scandal, 41–42, 49, 120
Veritatis Splendor, 98, 123, 129–30, 143
Vicar of Christ, The (Murphy), 183
Viganò, Carlo Maria, 41
vocations, 26–28, 47, 53–54, 190
von Boeselager, Albrecht, 144–45
Waugh, Evelyn, 180
Weinandy, Thomas, 196
White Smoke (Greeley), 183
“Why Conservative Churches Are Growing” study, 27
Williamson, Richard, 41
Wills, Garry, 79
Wuerl, Donald, 109
“Young Catholic America” survey, 26
Young Pope (TV series), 183–85