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Mourning Pope Francis—and his limits
As a progressive Catholic, I admired Francis. As a woman and a feminist, I was often disappointed by him.
Running toward Jesus
Raised Pentecostal, I was wary of Catholicism. Pope Francis gave me the final nudge I needed.
Pope Francis dies at 88
Francis leaves behind a church still divided, but radically transformed.
The gender phantasm
Judith Butler seeks to understand how and why the word gender has taken on such apocalyptic proportions, including among Christians.