Pope Benedict XVI
History, Repeated
In 2003, I attended a gathering of clergy sex-abuse survivors in Lexington, Kentucky, for St. Anthony Messenger's June special issue on the crisis.
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Is Pope Emeritus Still Infallible?
A friend asked me recently, “Now that Benedict XVI has resigned as pope, is he still infallible?” I don’t think so, but I wasn’t sure how to explain my answer. Can you help?
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Pope Francis So Far
In the past 10 years, Pope Francis has been both celebrated and vilified. But he remains on task for reforming the Catholic Church.