British journalist Austen Ivereigh is one of the greatest experts on Pope Francis.<\/p>\n
His book \u201cThe Great Reformer\u201d was one of the first and most complete writings on the papal election. Now he returns with a poignant analysis of Francis' pontificate: \u201cWounded Shepherd.\u201d<\/p>\n
AUSTEN IVEREIGH The book is an account of Pope Francis\u2019 strategy to change the Church and the world. He presents him as a spiritual director, guiding the world without giving orders.<\/p>\n AUSTEN IVEREIGH Throughout the book, he reveals little-known episodes of daily life in the Vatican, full of drama, tension and humor. For example, he shows the obstacles the pope has faced along the way.<\/p>\n AUSTEN IVEREIGH<\/strong><\/p>\n Author, \u201cWounded Shepherd\u201d The book is also a look into the future of the Church. Austen Ivereigh sees Pope Francis' as the first in a long series of pontificates.<\/em><\/p>\n He describes him as a \u201cwounded shepherd\u201d of a humble Church that is not afraid to look at its wounds; that asks for forgiveness; and that brings mercy to the world. That is only one of Pope Francis\u2019 reforms.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" November 2nd, 2019. \u201cThere\u2019s always resistance, but it fades pretty quickly. What\u2019s left is what he\u2019s building very patiently, very humbly. That\u2019s what\u2019s going to last,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":19773,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[187],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aTXOM95qV8o","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/blibroausteneng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/blibroaustenint.mp4","type":"rrp","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47465"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAuthor, \u201cWounded Shepherd\u201d<\/strong>
\n\u201cMy publishers said to me, \u2018Well, what happened? You called him the great reformer, where is the great reform?\u2019 So this is an attempt, this book, to explain what has happened over the six years of the pontificate and above all what Pope Francis is asking of the Church, and how he has sought to change the Church.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAuthor, \u201cWounded Shepherd
\n<\/strong> \u201cWhat he's doing is creating the opportunity for us to convert, for the Church to convert. Because conversion is what we're all called to, and so a bit like a spiritual director, he's created the space. He points out the temptations; he gives us guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong> \u201cThere's always resistance. It comes, it goes. Sometimes it can look very ferocious, but it fades pretty quickly. What's left there is what he's building very patiently, very humbly. That's what's going to last.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n