Sorokina Yu.V., Kostennikova E.A. Pope Francis and modern policy of the Catholic Church

Abstract: The subject of this article is the doctrinal and sociopolitical views of the Pope Francis, as well as the modern policy of the Catholic Church demonstrated through the prism of the persona of the Pope. The authors conduct the analysis of the main stages of Papal duties on the various hierarchical posts of the Catholic Church in Argentina. The question of how the historical events and historical figures affected the positions of the Pope as a prelate of the Catholic Church is being examined. Special attention is given to the position of the Catholic Church within the modern society, and illustrated the expectations which accompanied the election of the Cardinal Bergoglio for the Papal post, as well as how he met these expectations. An assessment is given to the first year of the pontificate of the Pope. The authors are first to introduce into the scientific circulation a number of official documents of the Catholic Church of the first year of the pontificate of Pope Francis, as well as the texts of his sermon, speeches, and interviews; it is also considered the first attempt to give a comprehensive analysis of this event in the Russian publishing. The conclusion is made about the reasonable conservatism of the Pope and the stabilizing role of the Catholic Church in the modern society.  

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