Taking the Long View: On Not Lionizing or Demonizing Leo, and the Crying Need for Dehyperpapalization

As a Church, we have become so preoccupied with the pope that our entire scale of values and priorities has become skewed

James Smetham, Christ Preaching to the Multitudes

As promised, I will indeed resume today the Weekly Roundup that has been neglected for a couple of weeks, due to other more pressing topics. However, before we get there, I’d like to devote some careful attention to what I see as a major problem and its likely solution(s).

What is the focus of our faith?

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