How Pope Francis changed the Church

KERA's Think

KERA

Society & Culture, 071003, Kera, Think, Krysboyd

4.8 • 861 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Pope Francis has been recently hospitalized with respiratory problems, and now Catholics worldwide watch for news from the Vatican. Christopher White is the Vatican correspondent for National Catholic Register, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the current pontiff’s health and history – and what being the first pope from Latin America means for his legacy and the church going forward.

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0:00.0	At the age of 88, with a serious recent infection on top of chronic lung and kidney problems,
0:16.0	Pope Francis has struggled physically of late, although by all accounts his spirit has remained strong.
0:22.2	Catholics around the world continue to pray for his recovery, but this most recent health crisis
0:26.8	is a reminder that can't lead the church forever. From KERA in Dallas, this is think. I'm Chris Boyd.
0:34.8	As a native of Argentina, Francis is the first pope ever from the Americas and even from the
0:39.7	Southern Hemisphere.
0:41.3	And his ideas about the role for Christians within a rapidly changing world have surely
0:45.6	been shaped by the places and the times in which he has lived.
0:49.3	The statements he's made on issues as contentious as homosexuality, abortion, divorce, and
0:53.8	capitalism have struck some Catholics
0:55.8	as not progressive enough, while others have found them a bridge too far. Christopher White is here to talk
1:01.6	about Pope Francis and the legacy he will someday leave. He is Vatican correspondent for NCR, the National
1:08.4	Catholic Register. Christopher, welcome to think.
1:12.4	Thank you.
1:12.9	Good to be with you.
1:14.4	It feels as if the Vatican has shared more details
1:17.4	about the Pope's diagnoses and his day-to-day condition
1:20.1	than when past popes were ill.
1:22.3	Is that just about how organizations are expected
1:25.1	to communicate in the age of digital media yet?
1:27.4	Or has Pope Francis
1:28.4	encouraged more transparency somehow?
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