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Robert Mickens

Will the Pope’s Resignation Propel the Church into Modernity?

Pope Benedict XVI will resign at the end of the month,  and he leaves behind a church shaken by sex abuse scandals, funding crises, and declining membership in many parts of the world. While the pope certainly inherited many of those problems, his doctrinal conservatism alienated some, according to Robert Mickens, correspondent for the international Catholic […]

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