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Fully Roman Catholic: Pope Francis in Protestant Perspective: A Selection of Articles

Leonardo de Chirico

This book is an engaging treatment of Pope Francis within Roman Catholicism as a system from the Protestant perspective. Many have seen Pope Francis only from the perspective of the Council of Trent or from a few of the favorite encyclicals promoted by more traditional Roman Catholics--and fail to see Francis's pontificate from a global perspective, in a time after the Second Vatican Council, the most recent Roman Ecumenical Council. Leonardo De Chirico is a scholar of Vatican II and is an informed writer aware of all Roman Catholicism in such a way as to avoid the selective provincialism that often hinders an accurate understanding of such a pivotal pontificate. De Chirico has provided a tour of Francis, his thought, his impact--and has aided the reader in seeing the threads to the past that provide the context for even the seemingly novel. Far from a radical departure or an anomaly--Pope Francis was fully Roman Catholic, loyal to the core of global Roman Catholicism for the twenty-first century.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
  • Publish Date: Oct 22nd, 2025
  • Pages: 306
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.75in - 1.28lb
  • EAN: 9798385257461
  • Categories: Christianity - HistoryChristian Theology - Ecclesiology

About the Author

de Chirico, Leonardo: - Leonardo De Chirico is both a pastor and scholar. He is pastor of Breccia di Roma, a church he helped to plant in Rome in 2009. His PhD dissertation was published as Evangelical Theological Perspectives on Post-Vatican II Roman Catholicism. He has written many books and is a lecturer of historical theology at Istituto di Formazione Evangelica e Documentazione, the director of the Reformanda Initiative, and the leader of the Rome Scholars & Leaders Network.