In Pope Francis's 10 years as pontiff, he took control of an ideologically divided church that has opposed the world's Roman Catholics, saying he took control of an ideological church that has opposed him from the right for going too far, and criticized him from the left for not going far enough, the New York Times website reports today (March 16, 202.
Throughout the past decade, Francis, now 86, has visited far-flung countries and travelled across the international stage as a major figure willing to use his moral capital on the major issues of the day.
He has made the College of Cardinals, which will pick his successor, much more global and has opened to debate in the church, seeking to make a torn institution more collegial, unified, and less centralized in Rome.
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