💭 The Future of The Catholic Church by Various | Articles - First Things

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Is the Second Vatican Council receding in the church’s rearview mirror? Has the Francis pontificate raised new and difficult questions about the exercise of papal authority? Is the Roman Church poised to become non-Western? Can popes and bishops teach effectively in a time of rampant individualism and social fragmentation? In short: Quo vadis? We asked five Catholic theologians to reflect on the ­challenges facing the Catholic Church in these early decades of the twenty-­first-century—and to chart a path forward.

First Things     Jul 12, 2024