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Recen Por Mi: La Vida Y La Vision Espiritual Del Papa Francisco, El Primer Papa De Las Americas (2013)

by Robert Moynihan(Favorite Author)

3.88 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0770435041 (ISBN13: 9780770435042)

languge

English

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History & Biography

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review 1: Even in the field of religion we find authors who feed our need to be a part of a microwave/instant world. Here is a book on the first two weeks of the papacy of Pope Francis.In fairness, this book is actually designed to introduce the English-Speaking world to the first Pope from the Americas, Argentinian Bishop, Jorge Mario Cardinal Bergoglio. The picture that it provides is an intriguing one. He captured the hearts and imagination of much of the world when, upon his election by the College of Cardinals, he began with a humble request for prayers. Hence the title of the book.Pope Francis quickly made it clear that it is not necessarily business as usual in the Vatican. He has eschewed many of the traditional trappings of the Papacy and instead immediately has emphas... moreized where he comes from, as a servant of the poor, the needy, the people Jesus sent all priests to serve.The speed at which this book was produced is a testament to the information age. Not that long ago it would have taken a year or more to produce such a book. Information now travels so quickly that all time lines are now compressed.This book examines the new Pope through many lenses. We get perspectives on him from several of his writings, including the most recent as Pope, or just before the election to snippets of sermons and other writings from many years ago. the author also shows us that Pope Francis is not just able to talk-the-talk, but how he does, and has, walk-the-walk. How as a Cardinal Bishop he would take the bus and cook his own meals in a humble apartment, and how as Pope he refuses new shoes and feels compelled to literally have hands-on experiences with the people of the world, giving his security detail headaches, no doubt. He understands, however, that he is placed in his position by God to serve others, and not to be served or be seen.His approach to other world religions (Islam, Judaism, Orthodoxy, etc.) and to political parties shows him to be astute and genuinely interested in promoting cooperation and understanding, while refusing to sacrifice principles for expediency.This book makes one eager to see how this new Pope will live out his mission of bringing Christ to the world. It is interesting that this Jesuit took the name of Francis, for St. Francis of Assissi, rather than St. Francis Xavier, of his own order. It is apparent, however, that he is intent at this time of living up to Francis of Assissi's admonition to "Preach the Gospel constantly, and if necessary, use words."
review 2: This is a wonderful book about the man who the world has come to know as Pope Francis. His early days as Pope are described beautifully and eloquently. As someone who watched the process intently, it is nice to have insight as to what was going on behind the scenes. Robert Moynihan also gives the reader some interesting background on the early life of our new Pope. I think my favorite part of this book are the quotes that were included, Jorge Mario Bergoglio's views on everything from God to Culture to Prayer to Politics and Peace and more. less

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